# Presentation: 171807

## Healthy People 2010:Mental Health Objectives

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- January 20, 2000

## Goal

- Improve mental health and ensure access to appropriate, qualitymental health services.

## Overview

- 	Mental health is a state of successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people, and the ability to adapt to change and to cope with adversity. Mental health is indispensable to personal well-being, family and interpersonal relationships, and contribution to community or society. Mental illness is the term that refers collectively to all diagnosable mental disorders. Mental disorders are health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof), which are associated with distress and/or impaired functioning and spawn a host of human problems that may include disability, pain, or death.

## 18-1.	Reduce the suicide rate 

**Data source:** National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS .

- Per 100,000 population
**1998 Baseline****10.8 **
**2010 Target****6.0**

**44%****Improvement**

## 18-2.	Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents 

- % of students grades 9-12 – 1 year average
**1997 Baseline**
**2.6 %**
**2010 Target**
**1.0 ****%**

**Data source: **Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), CDC, NCCDPHP

**62%****Improvement**

## 18-3.	Reduce the proportion of homeless adults who have serious mental illness 

- % of homeless
**1996 Baseline**
**25 %**
**2010 Target**
**19**** %**

**Data source: **Monitoring the Future Study, NIH, NIDA . .

**24%****Improvement**

## 18-4.	Increase the proportion of persons with serious mental illnesses who are employed 

- % of employed adults 18+ with serious mental illness
**1994 Baseline**
**42 %**
**2010 Target**
**51**** %**

**Data source: **National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS . .

**21%****Improvement**

## 18-9a.	Increase the proportion of adults with serious mental illness who receive treatment 

- % of adults aged 18-54 years with serious mental illness
**1991 Baseline**
**47 %**
**2010 Target**
**55**** %**

**Data source: **Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Program, NIH, NIMH; National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA, OAS; Mental Health U.S., 1996, SAMHSA, CMHS. .

**17%****Improvement**

## 18-9b.	Increase the proportion of adults with recognized depression who receive treatment 

- % of adults aged 18+ years with recognized depression
**1997 Baseline**
**23 %**
**2010 Target**
**50**** %**

**Data source: **Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Program, NIH, NIMH; National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA, OAS; Mental Health U.S., 1996, SAMHSA, CMHS. .

**117%****Improvement**

## 18-9c.	Increase the proportion of adults with schizophrenia who receive treatment 

- % of adults aged 18+ years with schizophrenia
**1984 Baseline**
**60 %**
**2010 Target**
**75 ****%**

**Data source: **Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Program, NIH, NIMH; National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA, OAS; Mental Health U.S., 1996, SAMHSA, CMHS. .

**25 %****Improvement**

## 18-9d.	Increase the proportion of adults with anxiety disorders who receive treatment 

- % of adults aged 18+ years with anxiety disorders
**1997 Baseline**
**38 %**
**2010 Target**
**50**** %**

**Data source: **Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Program, NIH, NIMH; National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA, OAS; Mental Health U.S., 1996, SAMHSA, CMHS. .

**32%****Improvement**

## 18-12.	Increase the number of States and the District of Columbia that track consumers’ satisfaction with the mental health services they receive 

- Number of States + DC
**1998 Baseline**
**10**
**2010 Target**
**30**

**Data source: **Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program, SAMHSA

**25 %****Improvement**

## 18-14.	Increase the number of States, Territories, and the District of Columbia with an operational mental health plan that addresses mental health crisis interventions, ongoing screening, and treatment services for elderly persons 

- Number of States, Territories + DC
**Baseline**
**24**
**2010 Target**
**50**

**Data source: **National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Systems (NRI/NASMHPD), SAMHSA, CMHS

**108 %****Improvement**

## Developmental Objectives

- 18-5.	Reduce the relapse rates for persons with eating disorders including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
- 18-6.	Increase the number of persons seen in primary health care who receive mental health screening and assessment
- 18-7.	Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment

## Developmental Objectives (continued)

- 18-8.	Increase the proportion of juvenile justice facilities that screen new admissions for mental health problems
- 18-10.	Increase the proportion of persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders who receive treatment for both disorders

## Developmental Objectives (continued 2)

- 18-11.	Increase the proportion of local governments with community-based jail diversion programs for adults with serious mental illnesses
- 18-13.	Increase the number of States, Territories, and the District of Columbia with an operational mental health plan that addresses cultural competence

## Copies of this PowerPoint presentation & full text of HP 2010 Substance Abuse Objectives:www.health.org/2010 800 789-2647

**Full text of HP 2010 for all areas**www.health.gov/healthypeople/document/default.htm