"Every U.S. state has been scored on 39 specific criteria resulting in an overall grade and four sub-category grades for each state."

A recent comment by someone on a story I posted on 3/18 led me to this great "report card" on of mental health care systems in the US. Unfortunately, our national "grade" is an absolute disgrace, not to mention a complete embarrassment to civilized nations around the world; hell, for that matter, to any nation around the world...

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National Grade: D Category Grades: Infrastructure: D Information Access: D Services: D+ Recovery Supports: C-

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, presents this first comprehensive state-by-state analysis of mental health care systems in 15 years. Every U.S. state has been scored on 39 specific criteria resulting in an overall grade and four sub-category grades for each state. The national average grade is D. Five states receive grades in the B range. Eight receive Fs. None received As.

Select a state above to view its report card and NAMI's analysis. Use the navigation links on the left to explore the full site. Then, be sure to visit the Take Action area to find out how you can get involved and make a difference.