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d is o rd ers . D is p arit ie s in h ea lt h ca re a cce ss d is p ro po rtio nate ly a ffe ct m arg in aliz e d c o m mun it ie s,

le a d in g t o u n tr e a te d o r u n d er-t r e a te d p syc h ia tr ic c o nd it io ns. B arrie rs s u ch a s la ck o f in su ra n ce ,

la ck o f t ra n sp o rta tio n, a n d h ea lt h ca re p ro vid er b ia s w ors e n t h ese o utc o m es.

C lin ic a l R ele va n ce

In d iv id uals in a re a s w it h lim it e d a cce ss t o h ea lt h ca re f a cilit ie s f a ce d ela ys in d ia g no sis a n d

tr e a tm en t, le a d in g t o e xa ce rb ate d p syc h ia tr ic s ym pto m s.

L a ck o f p arit y in r e im burs e m en t f o r m en ta l h ea lt h ca re is a s o cia l d ete rm in an t o f m en ta l h ea lt h .

Lo w -in co m e h o use h o ld s e xp erie n ce p o ore r a cce ss t o c a re t h an h ig h-in co m e h o use h o ld s

acro ss 7 1% o f a cce ss m ea su re s.

Im pro ve d a cce ss t o c a re r e d uce s t h e s e ve rit y a n d d ura tio n o f m en ta l h ea lt h c o nd it io ns.

E co no m ic I m pact

La ck o f a cce ss t o h ea lt h ca re is a s ig nifi ca n t e co no m ic b urd en , a s in d iv id uals m ay s e ek e m erg en cy

ca re o r b e h o sp it a liz e d d ue t o u n tr e a te d m en ta l h ea lt h is su es, r e su lt in g in h ig her c o sts f o r t h e

hea lt h ca re s ys te m .

P olic y a n d P ro gra m s

The A ffo rd ab le C are A ct ( A C A ) e xp an d s a cce ss t o m en ta l h ea lt h s e rv ic e s f o r m an y A m eric a n s.

E xp an d in g M ed ic a id a n d e n su rin g u n iv e rs a l h ea lt h ca re c o ve ra g e a re c rit ic a l p o lic y s te p s t o

im pro vin g h ea lt h ca re a cce ss f o r m arg in aliz e d g ro up s.

A ve n ues o f I n te rv e n tio n

Fo r P syc h ia tr is ts : A dvo ca te f o r e xp an d ed h ea lt h ca re a cce ss a n d e n su re t h at a ll p atie n ts ,

re g ard le ss o f in su ra n ce s ta tu s, h ave a cce ss t o n ece ssa ry p syc h ia tr ic c a re .

F o r I n d iv id uals : U tiliz e t e le m ed ic in e s e rv ic e s t o b rid ge t h e g ap in h ea lt h ca re a cce ss, e sp ecia lly

f o r u n d ers e rv e d p o pula tio ns.

F o r O rg an iz a tio ns: P ush f o r p o lic y c h an g es t h at r e d uce h ea lt h ca re d is p arit ie s a n d e xp an d

acce ss t o m en ta l h ea lt h ca re .

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E xp lo re M ore S ocia l D ete rm in an ts o f

M en ta l H ea lt h F a cto rs

O ve rv ie w

H om ele ssn ess Could n o t c o nnect t o t h e r e C A PTC H A s e rv ic e . P le a se c h eck y o ur in te rn et c o nnectio n a n d r e lo ad t o g et a

r e C A PTC H A c h alle n g e.

M ed ic a l le a d ers h ip f o r m in d , b ra in a n d b o dy.

Eco no m ic S ta b ilit y

F o od a n d N utr it io n S ecu rit y

H ea lt h ca re A cce ss a n d Q ualit y

S ocia l E nvir o nm en t

P hys ic a l E nvir o nm en t