Utah residents experienced more 'poor mental health days' than the national average, a new national analysis shows.
Utahns' mental health worsened last year, a new national analysis shows.Utah residents experienced more "poor mental health days" than the national average, according to this year'sMental health is the only health outcome where Utah fared worse than the rest of the nation. The state's measures of physical health, child and infant health, and illnesses like diabetes and HIV were better than national averages.Utahns experienced an average of 4.
About 15% of Utahns experience "frequent mental distress" — that is, poor mental health about half of the time. That's also higher than the national average for the first time.San Juan County had the highest estimate at 5.3 poor health days, followed by Carbon with 5.1, and Duchesne, Sevier and Tooele counties at 5 days.Salt Lake County averaged 4.9 poor mental health days per month., according to the report's analysis of clinics and hospitals.
With one provider per 270 residents, Utah has a more robust mental health workforce than the national average . The number of providers per capita has more than doubled since 2014, according to previous years' reports.Some rural areas with high rates of mental distress have very few local providers — and are a long drive from the nearest population centers.
Duchesne County, for example, had some of the worst mental health indicators in Utah, and its major towns are more than two hours from any city with at least an average supply of providers.Wasatch County ranked the healthiest in Utah, with San Juan County experiencing the worst outcomes.
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