Access to care is one of the key measures of performance in behavioral health systems—both public and private. And according to a new analysis—The State Of Mental Health In America—Vermont is doing the best job of assuring access to mental health care among all states.

Vermont was followed by Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. And at the bottom of the list in terms of mental health system access were Alabama, Texas, and South Carolina.

This access to care measure was calculated using ten measures that gauged which states have relatively more or less access to insurance and mental health care. (Individual scores were not included in the report.) These measures include: adults with substance use disorder (SUD) who…