Columbus, Ohio (WSYX) – According to the new national report, Ohio is one of the highest states of overall mental health results, but millions of residents continue to face treatment barriers.
Mental Health American “in the United States”American mental health status 2025“We ranked 12th in the 50 states and Columbia special districts. The ranking measures the prevalence of mental illness and the approach of treatment in 17 categories.
Mental health experts at Central OHIO said Covid-19 Pandemic is a turning point in ABC 6.
Founder and CEO An Hurst said, “Many communication skills have remained due to masking and isolation. Open weapon consultation. “The political atmosphere is very difficult because many people are separated instead of coming together. I am now the biggest demand for belonging, evidence, and I don’t know a lot of anxiety, depression, and where someone is right.
Since 2014, Open Arms Counceling has provided ‘merciful high -quality treatment that respects the spiritual, cultural and personal differences of various communities’ through counseling services.
“If there’s a good thing from Covid-19, Luke Russell, Luke Russell, said that more people are talking about mental health. National Alliance Ohio about mental illness. “More people have begun to recognize what’s going on there.”
NAMI OHIO offers free education, support and advocacy. Russell said, “We represent mental illness and individuals and families with their families.” We provide evidence -based signature programs such as educational programs. We provide family support groups and fellow support through 39 affiliates representing 88 counties a week. “
The report said in 2024 that more than 2.1 million adults (about 23%of the population) have experienced some mental illness in Ohio. About 476,000 adults reported serious thoughts about suicide, while about 1.75 million adults had drug use disorders.
About 174,000 Ohio teenagers experienced a big depressed episode last year, and 123,000 people reported suicide. About 78,000 teenagers have been identified as drug use disorders.
Russell said, “In the last two weeks, when you sit to think that nine people have lost their lives for suicide in Franklin County, the numbers are actually huge.
Despite the relatively high rankings, approach to treatment is still difficult. In Ohio, 137,000 adults with mental illness were not insured and about 1.49 million adults with drug use disorders did not receive treatment. The state is also 340 per mental health worker, slightly worse than the national average, and lacks 340 providers.
“It was really hard for a counselor to have a counselor to bring a counselor as an agency to enter the agency.” “I think there is an imbalance.”
The report improved youth mental health between 2023 and 2024, and the number of adolescents decreased and experienced major depressed episodes or suicide thoughts. However, the percentage of adults of mental illness and drug use remained steadily, influencing tens of millions of people.
Hurst added, “More groups, anger management groups, sorrow groups and groups need to gather people together and communicate.” “There’s too much work now. The political environment has also been heated. And there are many stimuli in violence. And the more you inhumane others, the easier it is to commit violence. So it’s very important to keep talking.”
Mental Health America recently warned that federal cuts on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act could access additional risk treatment. This report requires that state and state leaders will invest in guarantee, prevention, crisis services and behavioral health personnel.
“We have emphasized a lot of mental health by our governor,” Russell said. “One of the problems that NAMI will promote in the future is to look at the treatment, pharmaceutical access and support services that people need, as a blueprint for mental health.”
