Projections of National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment, 2004­–2014­

This report was prepared by Thomson Healthcare (Medstat) for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). By 2014­, expenditures on mental health (MH) and substance abuse (SA) treatment are projected to reach $239 billion, up from $4­2 billion in 1986 and $121 billion in 2003. The pace of growth in spending on MH and SA treatment is anticipated to be slower than for all-health spending over the next decade. Because of the slower growth in MHSA spending compared to that for all health, MHSA expenditures . . .