Behavioral Health Trends in the United States

Behavioral Health Trends in the United States

Behavioral Health Trends in the United States Course Objectives and Outline:

Course Objectives:

1. Describe at least two current behavioral trends according to empirically driven statistics.
2. Describe at least two substance abuse trends according to empirically driven statistics.
3. Explain at least two outcomes of substance abuse on health care and crime.

Course Outline:

1. Mental Health Issues among Adults and Adolescents.
2. Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) and MDE with Severe Impairment.
3. Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) and MDE with Severe Impairment among Adolescents.
4. Co-Occurring Mental Health Issues and Substance Use Disorders among Adults.
5. Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders among Adults with a Disorder.
6. Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders among Adults in the General Population.
7. Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Issues among Adolescents.
8. Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders among Adolescents with Major Depressive Episode.
9. Major Depressive Episode among Adolescents with a Substance Use Disorder.
10. Co-Occurring Major Depressive Episode and Substance Use Disorder among Adolescents in the General Population.

Instructors: Nicole Hiltibran, MA, LMFT; Julie Campbell, Phd

Author: SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2015). Behavioral health trends in the United States: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 15-4927, NSDUH
Series H-50). Retrieved from http://www.samhsa.gov/data/

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