The report looked at nearly 6,000 mental health-related emergency room visits between 2018 and 2020 and found that Black Americans had the highest rate with 96.8 visits per 1,000 people.
White Americans visited emergency rooms at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people while Hispanics visited ERs at an even lower rate — 36.0 per 1,000 people.
Most common mental health reasons to visit ERs are anxiety, depression, mood swings, and chemical use.
Black and Hispanic adults between the ages of 18-44 were the most likely to go to an emergency room for a mental health issue.
The CDC estimates that 1 in every 5 adults lived with a mental health disorder in 2020 but less than half of those with a mental health issue received treatment that year.
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