This statistic shows the number of mental health or substance use disorder encounters among patients at the Veterans Health Administration in the U.S. in fiscal year 2013. In that year, 6.8 percent of veteran VA health care users visited the VA 3 to 5 times for mental health or substance use disorder problems.
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US Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration). (October 6, 2016). Share of the number of mental health/substance use encounters among patients at the Veterans Health Administration U.S. in fiscal year 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679438/mental-health-or-substance-use-disorders-visits-among-veteran-vha-patients-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration). "Share of the number of mental health/substance use encounters among patients at the Veterans Health Administration U.S. in fiscal year 2013." Chart. October 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679438/mental-health-or-substance-use-disorders-visits-among-veteran-vha-patients-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration). (2016). Share of the number of mental health/substance use encounters among patients at the Veterans Health Administration U.S. in fiscal year 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679438/mental-health-or-substance-use-disorders-visits-among-veteran-vha-patients-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration). "Share of The Number of Mental Health/Substance Use Encounters among Patients at The Veterans Health Administration U.S. in Fiscal Year 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679438/mental-health-or-substance-use-disorders-visits-among-veteran-vha-patients-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration), Share of the number of mental health/substance use encounters among patients at the Veterans Health Administration U.S. in fiscal year 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679438/mental-health-or-substance-use-disorders-visits-among-veteran-vha-patients-us/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Share of the number of mental health/substance use encounters among patients at the Veterans Health Administration U.S. in fiscal year 2013 [Graph], US Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Health Administration), October 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679438/mental-health-or-substance-use-disorders-visits-among-veteran-vha-patients-us/
