National Expenditures For Mental Health Services And Substance Abuse Treatment, 1986 – 2009

May 1, 2013
In May 2013, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released an update to its report series addressing expenditures for mental health (MH) and substance abuse (SA) treatment services, sources of financing, and trends over time (SMA-13-4740). Six policy questions are addressed in this report for a baseline period of 1986 - 2009 (before the implementation of the new laws that are changing behavioral health care in the United States): 1) How much was spent in the United States for MH and SA treatment; 2) Who paid for MH and SA services and how . . .