NIH R01 · 2025
Project Summary/Abstract 52 million individuals in the U.S. have mental health conditions. Fewer than half received treatment in the past year. Research indicates the U.S. has an ill-equipped and maldistributed mental health emergency response system (MHERS), stemming from underdeveloped infrastructure and a paucity of providers. Two key components of the MHERS are acute psychiatric beds and emergency hotlines such as the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (988). The supply and distribution of MHERS resources throughout the U.S.—including psychiatric beds and 988 staffing—is poorly characterized. We propose to construct a longitudinal, nationally-representative inventory of each…
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