Ratings of the best and worst U.S. states for mental health --study

These are the 10 worst U.S. states to live in for your mental health, according to a new study Number one is home to the highest proportion of “mentally unhealthy adults.” Fortune

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Researchers used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Mental Health America, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to compile the ranking. They compared each state’s ratio of psychologists to residents, the average number of mental health sick days taken, the prevalence of mental illness for adults and youth, the number of beds available and mental health facilities, and the cost of prescription drugs.

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