This statistic describes the distribution of mental health treatment spending by specialty and non-specialty provider type in the United States from 1986 to 2020. In 2009, 72 percent of mental health treatment expenditures were dedicated to specialty providers.
Distribution of specialty and non-specialty U.S. mental health treatment spending from 1986 to 2020*
Characteristic
Specialty providers
Nonspecialty providers
2020
70%
30%
2014
71%
29%
2009
72%
28%
1986
69%
31%
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SAMHSA. (October 31, 2014). Distribution of specialty and non-specialty U.S. mental health treatment spending from 1986 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/439065/mental-health-spending-by-specialty-and-non-specialty-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Distribution of specialty and non-specialty U.S. mental health treatment spending from 1986 to 2020*." Chart. October 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/439065/mental-health-spending-by-specialty-and-non-specialty-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. (2014). Distribution of specialty and non-specialty U.S. mental health treatment spending from 1986 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/439065/mental-health-spending-by-specialty-and-non-specialty-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Distribution of Specialty and Non-specialty U.S. Mental Health Treatment Spending from 1986 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/439065/mental-health-spending-by-specialty-and-non-specialty-in-the-us/
SAMHSA, Distribution of specialty and non-specialty U.S. mental health treatment spending from 1986 to 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/439065/mental-health-spending-by-specialty-and-non-specialty-in-the-us/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Distribution of specialty and non-specialty U.S. mental health treatment spending from 1986 to 2020* [Graph], SAMHSA, October 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/439065/mental-health-spending-by-specialty-and-non-specialty-in-the-us/
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