Dear Association Executives – As we discussed in Tuesday's meeting, below, attached, and at the links below, please find the results of our latest member survey conducted with Morning Consult. The survey data updates past similar surveys, covers the last three months, and reflects the responses from the top executives of mental health and addiction treatment organizations around the country.
The results show that:
- Organizational viability and access to care for millions of people is at risk of disappearing, with 40% of mental health and addiction treatment organizations reporting a less than one-year financial window under the current situation.
- Demand for mental health and addiction treatment services is increasing, with 67% of organizations seeing an increase in the demand for services.
- Demand for youth mental health and addiction treatment services is increasing, with 63% of organizations seeing an increase in the demand for youth services.
- 68% of organizations have had to cancel, reschedule or turn away patients;
- Nearly half of organizations have seen patient waitlists grow with an average waitlist growth of 7.2%; and
- Half of all organizations have laid off or furloughed employees.
For more specifics, attached please find a PowerPoint presentation on the results of the survey as well as our press release issued today.
After looking into the matter further, we are not able to separate out state by state results in a statistically valid way given the amount of responses per state.
Please do not hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.
PowerPoint – National Council Member Survey February 2021 030421
Press Release - National Council press release 030421 New Report: 40% of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Organizations Will Survive Less than a Year Without Additional Financial Support
Connor McKay
Senior Manager, Communications and Public Relations
National Council for Behavioral Health
Email: ConnorM@TheNationalCouncil.org
Direct: (202) 684-3738
Neal Comstock, JD
Director, Membership
National Council for Behavioral Health
Direct: (202) 748-8793
Email: NealC@TheNationalCouncil.Org
Mobile: (202) 251-8075
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Neal Comstock
Director of Membership
National Council
NealC@TheNationalCouncil.org202 748-8793
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