Behavioral Health Business September 21, 2023
Over 70% of adults who report having ever had substance use or mental health conditions consider themselves in recovery or recovering. Still, factors like education, income and sexuality may impact who is recovering.
This finding was among those compiled in a report released Wednesday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Using responses to a federal survey, The report, which included responses from a federal survey, found that many Americans are in recovery.
“With a whole-health approach, recovery is real and possible for all those impacted by mental health and substance use conditions,” Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use of SAMHSA said in a press release.
Recovery, according to SAMHSA, “is...