A Local Data Dashboard

A Local Data Dashboard

A Local Approach to Mapping MHA Screening Data: Cook County, IL.
Explore the Data. Create Change.

With support from Lundbeck US, MHA and MHA Illinois worked together to explore a local approach for using MHA Screening data to improve policy decisions and get people help where they need it the most.

This ZIP Code Level Map is a dashboard that geographically visualizes data from mental health screens taken in Cook County at MHAScreening.org in 2020-2023. The interactive maps are able to identify the current need for mental health resources at a pace and scale that was not possible before.

The Following Dashboard Contains Data Collected On MHA Screening From Users in Cook County From January 2020-December 2023.

To use the Dashboard:

  1. Select the type of data you would like to view from the blue buttons within the dashboard.
    1. “Mental Health Condition” contains zip code level data for anxiety, depression, psychosis, and PTSD.
    2. “Suicidal Ideation” contains suicidal ideation data from question 9 of the PHQ-9 depression screen.
    3. “Trauma Survivors” contains data from individuals who self-identified as trauma survivors on the MHA Screening demographic questions.

On the “Mental Health Condition” view:

  1. Select which type of mental health condition to view (Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis, or PTSD) on the “Screen” drop-down list. When you select a condition, the views within the dashboard will change to show you the data for that condition.
  2. Select the age group (Adults, Youth, or All Ages) you would like to view on the "Age Range" drop-down list.
  3. Hover over each zip code for more information in the map and bar graph views.

On the “Suicidal Ideation” and “Trauma Survivors” views:

  1. Select the age group (Adults, Youth, or All Ages) you would like to view on the "Age Range" drop-down list.
  2. Hover over each zip code for more information in the map and bar graph views.

To reset your views and/or clear selections, click the Reset button at the bottom of each dashboard. reset button

For more information on the terminology or data used within the dashboard, click here.

To download a report with policy recommendations based on the data, click here.

Mental Health America’s independent research was made possible by the generous support of Lundbeck US.