Video: New Report Card
Posted on: Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 07:30 CDT
National Average is a D 14 States Improve Grades; 12 Fall Backwards
State Budget Crises Threaten Ruin
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/nami/37177/
Fourteen states improved their grades since NAMI's last report card three years ago. Twelve states fell backwards.
"Mental health care in America is in crisis," said NAMI executive director
"Ironically, state budget cuts occur during a time of economic crisis when mental heath services are needed even more urgently than before. It is a vicious cycle that can lead to ruin. States need to move forward, not retreat."
This is the second report NAMI has published to measure progress in transforming what a presidential commission on mental health called "a system in shambles."
NAMI's grades for 2009 include six Bs, 18 Cs, 21 Ds and six Fs, based on 65 specific criteria such as access to medicine, housing, family education, and support for National Guard members.
"Too many people living with mental illness end up hospitalized, on the street, in jail or dead," Fitzpatrick said. "We need governors and legislators willing to make investments in change."
In 2006, the national average was D. Three years later, it has not budged.
NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
STATE 2006 2009 Alabama D D Alaska D D Arizona D C Arkansas D F California C C Colorado -- C Connecticut B B DC C C Florida C D Georgia D D Hawaii C C Idaho F D Illinois F D Indiana D D Iowa F D Kansas F D Kentucky F F Louisiana D D Maine B B Maryland C B Massachusetts C B Michigan C D Minnesota C C Mississippi D F Missouri C C Montana F D Nebraska D D Nevada D D New Hampshire D C New Jersey C C New Mexico C C New York -- B North Carolina D D North Dakota F D Ohio B C Oklahoma D B Oregon C C Pennsylvania D C Rhode Island C C South Carolina B D South Dakota F F Tennessee C D Texas C D Utah D D Vermont C C Virginia D C Washington D C West Virginia D F Wisconsin B C Wyoming D F
SOURCE National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Source: PR Newswire
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