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National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS), 2019

Published by Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Catalog Last Checked: September 28, 2026 at 08:26 PM
The National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS) is an annual census of all known facilities in the United States, both public and private, that provide mental health treatment services to people with mental illness. N-MHSS is designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and utilization of organized mental health treatment services for facilities within the scope of the survey throughout the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other jurisdictions. This N-MHSS dataset is for the year 2019.

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inventoried 2026-09-27
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