Thursday, July 19, 2012

US Loses Psychiatric Beds for Mentally Ill




The following chart is excerpted from  “No Room at the Inn: Trends and Consequences of Closing Public Psychiatric Hospitals 2005-2010” by the Treatment Advocacy Center (http://treatmentadvocacycenter.org)

It compares public hospital beds available for people with mental illness in 2010 vs. 2005; computes the gain or loss; tells how many beds exist per 100,000 residents; and calculates what percent of the minimum beds needed the state has on hand. Based on that percentage, the state is ranked. There is a dramatic shortage of public psychiatric beds in every state. The result is that more people with mental illnesses are being sent to jails, shelters, prisons, and morgues. 


State
Number of psychiatric   beds 2010
Number of   psychiatric beds 2005
Number of   psychiatric beds lost or gained
Percent of psychiatric beds lost or gained
2010 beds/ 100,000 total pop.
Relation to target beds per capita
State Ranking per capita (worst to  to least worst)

Arizona
260
338
-78
-23%
4.1
8%
Tied for Last
Minnesota
206
464
-258
-56%
3.9
8%
Tied for Last
Iowa
149
239
-90
-38%
4.9
10%
48
Michigan
530
1,006
-476
-47%
5.4
11%
47
Arkansas
203
184
19
+10%
7.0
14%
46
Alaska
52
74
-22
-30%
7.3
16%
45
Vermont
52
55
-3
-5%
8.3
17%
44
New Mexico
171
425
-254
-60%
8.3
18%
41
North Carolina
761
1,461
-700
-48%
8.0
18%
41
Ohio
1,058
1,210
-152
-13%
9.2
18%
41
Texas
2,129
2,730
-601
-22%
8.5
19%
40
Rhode Island
108
134
-26
-19%
10.3
20%
37
South Carolina
426
443
-17
-4%
9.2
20%
37
Wisconsin
558
716
-158
-22%
9.8
20%
37
Kentucky
446
646
-200
-31%
10.3
21%
34
Maine
137
166
-29
-17%
10.3
21%
34
Tennessee
616
1,068
-452
-42%
9.7
21%
34
Mass
696
1,015
-319
-31%
10.6
22%
33
Colorado
520
776
-256
-33%
10.3
23%
29
Idaho
155
157
-2
-1%
9.9
23%
29
Illinois
1,429
1,821
-392
-22%
11.1
23%
29
Oklahoma
401
386
15
+4%
10.7
23%
29
Nevada
302
119
183
+153%
11.2
25%
28
Utah
310
329
-19
-6%
11.2
26%
27
Georgia
1,187
1,635
-448
-27%
12.3
27%
26
California
5,283
6,285
-1,002
-16%
14.2
29%
21
Hawaii
182
171
+11
+6%
13.4
29%
21
Indiana
908
1,201
-293
-24%
14.0
29%
23
New Hampshire
189
224
-35
-16%
14.4
29%
23
West Virginia
259
258
-1
0%
14.0
29%
23
Pennsylvania
1,850
2,349
-499
-21%
14.6
30%
20
Washington
1,220
1,170
+50
+4%
18.1
34%
19
Virginia
1,407
1,659
-252
15%
17.6
37%
18
Florida
3,321
2,101
1,220
+58%
17.7
38%
15
Maryland
1,058
1,203
-145
-12%
18.3
38%
15
Nebraska
337
361
-24
-7%
18.5
38%
15
Oregon
700
691
+9
+1%
18.3
39%
14
Louisiana
903
914
-11
-1%
19.9
40%
13
Montana
194
194
0
0%
19.6
42%
12
Connecticut
741
889
-148
-17%
20.7
43%
11
New Jersey
1,922
2,820
-898
-32%
21.9
44%
10
Wyoming
115
122
-7
-6%
20.4
45%
9
Missouri
1,332
1,238
94
+8%
22.2
46%
8
North Dakota
150
164
-14
-9%
22.3
48%
7
Alabama
1,119
1,001
118
+12%
23.4
49%
6
Delaware
209
281
-72
-26%
23.3
51%
4
Kansas
705
594
111
+19%
24.7
51%
4
New York
4,958
5,269
-311
-6%
25.6
52%
3
South Dakota
238
311
-73
-23%
29.2
62%
2
Mississippi
1,156
1,442
-286
-20%
39.0
79%
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TOTALS
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