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Psychiatric beds at an all-time low

Mental health has been a buzzword in Congress lately, but a new report shows that despite the growing need for mental health facilities, care has fallen to an all-time low.

By Jack Craver | Updated on July 05, 2016
The United States has one of the lowest ratios of psychiatric beds to people in the developed world. (Photo: iStock)

Laws requiring mental health care to be on equal footing as physical care don’t appear to be producing the intended effect. The number of beds available for psychiatric care patients has fallen to a record low.

A report by the Arlington, Virginia-based Treatment Advocacy Center, a nonprofit that pushes for greater investment in mental health, found that the number of beds in state hospitals had dropped 17 percent since 2010, from 43,318 to 37,559. And yet, says the report, the need for beds has “skyrocketed.”

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