MHA Screening reports
Annual report
Since January 2020, MHA has seen an increase in the number of mental health screens and severity of results that mirror the growing concerns from both the COVID-19 pandemic and race-based trauma.
In an effort to build collaboration on real-time data, MHA is working to publish regular analyses of our data as it relates to COVID-19 and race. We’ve published our findings in:
Special reports
When someone takes a screen, we ask for optional demographic information from screeners. This allows us to understand who is experiencing severe mental health challenges, what their experiences are, and what resources and supports they are looking for, especially among low-income and racially or ethnically diverse populations that are often left out of mental health research. Our goal is to use screening data to rapidly analyze and disseminate information to help fill unmet needs and gaps in care for our communities. MHA uses data to engage in public education and to advocate for better, data-driven, person-centered policy and programmatic work.
Here are some of the reports we have created using our findings from the online screening program:
This report explores the data collected from the 161,363 individuals who self-identified as living with arthritis or other chronic pain and completed a mental health screen from 2015-2019, including an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis of responses to learn more about barriers to care from a smaller subset of 38,000 screeners in 2019.
This report explores the data from the nearly 300,000 LGBTQ individuals who took a mental health screen from 2017-2019. Through this analysis, we highlight the specific challenges faced by LGBTQ individuals, particularly youth, and provide specific policy and programmatic recommendations to ensure them necessary, appropriate, and timely support.
This report includes state-level and demographic analysis of depression screening data from May 2014 through December 2016.
An exploration of data collected from 569 youth trauma survivors who took the Youth (Pediatric Symptom Checklist) screen.
This is the largest dataset collected from a help-seeking population experiencing mental health conditions during COVID-19. This analysis aids in producing timely and effective responses to the increasing rates of anxiety, depression, psychosis, loneliness, and other mental health concerns in our country.
MHA conducted a survey designed for caregivers of a family member or friend living with a mental health condition. We investigated whether they felt involved in the care of their loved ones, if involvement had an effect on their levels of distress and conflict in providing care, and the hope they had for their loved one’s recovery.
MHA surveyed adults ages 35-65+ with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions about their first experiences in care, their current care experiences, and what they want to receive from their providers. This explores the experiences of adults with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions and provides recommendations for providers to address barriers to initiating treatment, improve patient engagement, and create better care.