Study ranks Texas as worst state for mental health for second year in a row

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For the second year in a row, a study by Forbes Advisor has named Texas as the state with the worst mental health care.

Texas has the second-highest percentage of adults with a mental illness who are uninsured.For May, which happens to be Mental Health Awareness Month, the business site's researchers analyzed which states have the best and worst mental health care based on factors including access to health insurance, affordability of care and number of mental health treatment centers.

Indeed, 75% of Texas youth who struggle with depression don't receive mental health services, in large part because it’s not affordable, Forbes Advisor found. What's more, many of those young people who do have private insurance may not have plans that offers mental health coverage.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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