in today's video we're going to be talking about the states with the worst mental health
here in the United States and this is according to recent numbers from the get this Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration that is a mouthful and we also got some information
from the U.S census we all know this country has an ugly amount of people suffering from mental
illness living on the streets what most people don't understand is about 32 times more are not
living unhoused it is like an epidemic in this country right now and there's a lot of theories
a lot of reasons and even more conspiracy theories about why this is my theory is pop rocks and soda
I think back in the 70s and 80s that stuff really screwed us up that's just me though I have no
proof logical thoughts or reasonable explanation to back this up just like most conspiracy theories
but there are some factors that contribute to poor mental health here in the United States including
poverty lack of Access to Health Care High rates of unemployment crime and violence discrimination
social isolation and of course years of substance abuse which in some cases mental health has
something to do with why they got on substances now like everything some states some cities are
worse than others when it comes to this subject today we're looking at the 10 worst if you live
in one of these states or any state and you're dealing with some mental health issues remember
you're not alone there are resources available to help you get the mental health care you need
you can find a list of some of these resources in the description below and if you call one of these
organizations or you get in touch with them maybe they're not in your area I promise you they will
get you in touch with the people in your area you need to talk to if you have any questions
or comments please leave them in the comment section below got it get it good let's take a look
number 10 Idaho Idols never seemed like a place that would put much effort into their residence
mental well-being they seem to be more focused on Hunting Fishing keeping Californians out and
figuring out an easy way to let Eastern Oregon know they don't want them to join their state
Idaho has a lot of stats when it comes to mental health that aren't great but two that stuck out
to me have to do with youth they rank 7th and 8th worst in the nation for two metrics that
evaluate access to mental health treatment for youths when it comes to use that had depressive
episodes in the past year 66 percent didn't receive any mental health treatment and they
ranked seventh when it comes the percentage of children with health insurance that doesn't cover
emotional or mental problems 11.9 percent Idaho is also one of the states that has the highest
rate for health insurance but if you do need to talk to someone in the state of Idaho the Idaho
Department of Health and Welfare there's a link for that down below but 4.69 percent
of Idaho's population is dealing with some sort of mental issue that's not the
number we're going by this is just kind of an overall thing from each state that ranks them
number nine Arizona Arizona you would think would be a place where everybody's happy Sunshine all
the time a lot of Open Spaces horrible air quality in the summer tourists calling their lizards gila
monsters and not gila monsters but here they are number nine they are dealing with some
good old-fashioned mental issues now the reason I say they should be happy is the sunshine gives
you vitamin D vitamin D affects your mood that's why up here in the Pacific Northwest they tell
everyone take vitamin D you're not getting enough of it from the Sun Arizona also had two metrics
that they did very poorly in the state has the fourth highest percentage of youths who've had
a major depressive episode in the past year and didn't receive medical treatment 70.1 percent
almost 18 percent of Arizona's adults have had some kind of mental crisis in the last year they
have over 220 000 adults living with some form of severe mental illness Arizona also has the 10th
largest percentage of children with Private health insurance that doesn't cover mental or emotional
problems at 10.2 percent 4.79 of Arizona's population deals with some form of mental illness
number eight Wyoming Wyoming they've got a lot of things going on up there I mean
beautiful land rugged windy a bunch of guns and a lot of mental illness yeah we got a
whole bunch of stats that got them on this list a lot of it has to do with isolation
this is not a very populous state there's not a lot of people living here Wyoming is
the 10th largest state and it ranks 50th in population 49th in population density there
are a lot of lonely people in this state Wyoming is one of the worst when it comes
to adults with any mental illness who did not receive mental health treatment in the
past year 61.7 percent of them they also have one of the highest percentage of adults with
any mental illness who are uninsured with 18 they're also one of the highest when it comes
to adults with cognitive disability who could not see a doctor in the past 12 months that's
32.9 percent of them overall 5.19 of Wyoming is dealing with some sort of mental illness
number seven Tennessee I've known Tennessee has been dealing with mental health issues for years
I get emails all the time from residents trying to tell me that Memphis isn't as bad as the stats say
it is I always reply with the same thing I've been to Memphis many many times and you have a better
chance of convincing me Colorado has oceanfront property than you do of getting me to believe
Memphis is a safe place to hang out Tennessee has the seventh lowest rate of mental health
treatment centers Nationwide they have 49.2 for every 10 000 businesses this is important because
a lot of people dealing with mental issues such as stress and depression it's job related the
percentage of adults with any mental illness who are uninsured in Tennessee is 15.3 percent and use
that had a major depressive episode in the past year and did not receive mental health treatment
it's 66 percent 5.2 percent of Tennessee's residents deal with some form of mental illness
number six South Carolina if you live in the low country of South Carolina which is essentially
on the coast your chances of dealing with depression are much lower than the rest of
the state I've been to South Carolina quite a few times and trust me the low country is so
much better than the rest of the State Greenville isn't that bad that whole area there Simpsonville
is decent I could really do without the rest of the state and I think most the residents
could do without it also South Carolina has the lowest number of mental health treatment
centers compared to all other states they only have 30.8 for every 10 000 businesses they also
have the six highest percentage of Youth who had a major depressive episode in the past year that
didn't receive mental health with 67 percent and they have the highest number of adults who
believe the South won the Civil War 5.42 of South Carolina's population deals with mental illness
number five Florida the only thing that surprises me here is it's not number one I mean those memes
about Florida man aren't about the most relatively stable dudes in the country and these you know
stereotypes just don't fall out of the sky a few years back I read a story about this guy
that was stealing trees out of people's front yards and planting them in his own this is the
worst thing they were small trees he could do it by himself but he was doing this on his own
block so he'd go down two doors take a small tree out of someone's yard the middle of night planted
in his yard that night and was surprised when the police came and arrested him the worst part about
it was he had been confronted on this and people had taken their trees back and he had continued to
do this I don't know what he was dealing with but I'm sure it fell into one of the categories here
Florida is tied with its neighbor to the north Georgia for having the second highest percentage
of adults with mental illness who didn't receive treatment the past year at 63.5 percent more
than one-third of Florida's adults with cognitive disability could not see a doctor in the past 12
12 months due to cost which is the fifth or sixth highest in the nation depending on what study you
look at 4.72 percent of Florida's population deals with some form of mental illness like
I said before we're not ranking them by that number it's overall where they fall
number four Georgia like I said before Georgia is tied with Florida for having the second highest
percentage of adults with a mental illness who didn't receive mental health treatment within
the past year is 63.5 percent Georgia is also way up there with the percentage of youths with major
depression episodes in the past year that didn't receive mental health treatment 67.8 percent and
when you look at that cognitive disability for adults they're the second highest for not seeing
a doctor within the past 12 months at 39 4.89 of Georgia's population deals with mental illness
number three Mississippi is there anything they don't just knock out of the park when it's
negative I mean think about it it's Mississippi they're always in the top five when it comes to
Poverty they have by far the worst state capital my favorite stat is they have one of the highest
percentage of the population that has to hunt or fish for food on a weekly basis I mean that's
great if you're sports fishing you bring home a bunch of bass or some trout and you eat it maybe
that night and then you know but these people actually depend on it back in the 1800s even
in the early 20th century that was acceptable not in 2023. it's one thing to enjoy it another thing
to depend on it Mississippi is really killing it when it comes to the number of mental health
treatment centers when I say killing it they're really not doing that good 36 for every 10
000 businesses and the percentage of Youth that had a major depressive episode in the past
year that did not receive treatment 71 5.89 of Mississippi's population deals with mental illness
number two Alabama you know I've always found Alabama to be very it's a it's a strange place you
know it's either hot or cold it's either really good or really bad some of the nicest people you
will ever meet in the world you'll find in Alabama or they'll find you they're that friendly you have
great cities like Huntsville and then you got mobile they've had athletes Like Jesse Owens now
they've also had butter bean but Alabama has the second highest percentage of adults with mental
illness who were uninsured at 20 percent Alabama also has the third lowest number of mental health
treatment centers Nationwide 38 for every 10 000 businesses and more than one-third of adults with
cognitive disabilities could not see a doctor in the past 12 months due to cost Alabama has the
sixth highest percentage of children with Private health insurance that does not cover mental or
emotional problems about 12.5 percent 4.96 percent of Alabama's residents deal with mental illness
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and number one Texas yeah another shocker Texas you know they always seem like they
got it together with a lot of different things usually these days people just associate seeing
a whole bunch of homeless people as having a whole bunch of mental issues because we all know they're
either dealing with mental illness or they're dealing with some kind of substance abuse you know
70 of the time Texas isn't overrun with homeless which I found strange when I went to Austin and
San Antonio recently I expect to see a lot more because that's usually a situation when you have
decent weather and I mean it gets terribly hot but those cities rarely rarely freeze and have
a foot of snow you know Texas has the highest percentage of adults with any mental illness that
are uninsured at 21.5 percent Texas is the worst state for mental health care period that's what
the study found Texas is also home to the highest percentage of adults with cognitive disability who
could not see a doctor due to cost forty percent of them and they also have the highest percentage
of youths that had a major depression episode episode in the past year and did not receive
treatment at 73 percent they also have the fifth lowest number of mental health treatment centers
in the nation with 42 for every 10 000 businesses 5.29 of Texans deal with mental illness now that's
coming from the CDC and other government entities there are private places research whatever usually
organizations that deal with mental health and stuff like that they always seem to have numbers
that a little higher I saw one that said Texas had like 12 percent are dealing with
mental illness and you know like Alabama had like 11 so a lot of them came out as doubled
all right everyone that's today's video hope you guys enjoyed it hope you got some
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