American Hospital Association May 28, 2019
Behavioral health disorders, including mental illness and substance abuse, affect nearly one in five Americans. Some groups, such as veterans, LBGTQ individuals, people of color, and rural residents, are at higher risk of being undiagnosed and untreated. People with certain mental health diagnoses live shorter lives and often have concurrent physical ailments that drive their health care costs sky-high.
Addressing mental health and substance use disorders is an urgent matter, and expanded access to treatment is key. As providers of emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care, hospitals and health systems are often the first-line responders for behavioral health disorders, as well as the conduits to community-based organizations that provide care.
Hospitals and health systems have many initiatives underway to increase...
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