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40.5%
Share of Black adults with a mental illness who received mental health treatment in the past year (2025). Fewer than half, on even the broadest definition of treatment.
Mental Health Treatment for Black Adults
Updated Jul 29, 2026
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40.5%
Share of Black adults with a mental illness who received mental health treatment in the past year (2025). Fewer than half, on even the broadest definition of treatment.
Updated Jul 29, 2026
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