Health Priority
Mental Health
Background and Rationale
Symptoms of depression more frequently occurred at a statistically significant level among people who were living with no other adults than those who were living with other adults. Those who want mental or emotional health services for themselves, other adults in their household, or their children do not know, at a statistically significant level, how to begin accessing those services. Of the 260 (65%) respondents to the household survey who indicated that they had experienced one or more of the feelings associated with mental or behavioral problems – fidgetiness, anxiety, depression, worthlessness, or hopelessness – only 16 had seen a physician or another professional about their symptoms.