{"id":12899,"date":"2022-09-28T06:41:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socalempowered.com\/?p=12899"},"modified":"2022-10-14T01:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T01:20:52","slug":"california-mental-health-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socalempowered.com\/california-mental-health-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"California Mental Health: A Troubling 2022 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

California mental health on the whole is holding relatively steady, according to a recent report, but there are some troubling trends both persisting and developing. Recently, the California Health Care Foundation released the 2022 Edition \u2013 Mental Health in California<\/a> statistical review. We\u2019re going to feature some of the more interesting and perhaps troubling statistical trends uncovered below.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always a good idea to take stock in the current state of overall mental health in a society. Doing so can help those who can make a difference take steps to respond to things that need attention. Our team of Orange County mental health professionals at SoCal Empowered always does what we can to raise awareness with regards to mental health issues that can affect any of us. We hope that our look at the state of California mental health prompts people take steps to get the help they need.<\/p>\n

Important California Mental Health Statistics<\/h2>\n

Part of the California mental health publication is the almanac<\/a>, and we\u2019re going to provide some details on the statistics that it revealed. These statistics were published in the most recent edition, but they were recorded in 2019. The most obvious place to begin involves the overall number of adults who suffer from mental health problems in California.<\/p>\n

According to the almanac, 3.9 percent of adults in California suffer from what is termed \u201cserious\u201d mental illness. That equates to more than 960,000 people, or nearly the entire population of San Jose, which is the third largest city in all of California with 983,000 people as of 2020.<\/p>\n

In addition, a total of 14.4 percent of California adults suffer from what was termed \u201cany\u201d mental illness. That equates to more than 3,545,000 people, or only 300,000 fewer than the population of California\u2019s largest city, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

On an overall level, California mental health is a widespread problem.<\/p>\n

Broken down by region, the following percentages of adults suffered from serious mental illnesses in 2019:<\/p>\n