Governing Magazine/February 2004 THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE PROJECT A Case of Neglect THE MENTAL HEALTH BREAKDOWN State mental health agency expenditures TOTAL SPENDING SPENDING % % SPENDING SPENDING (IN PER PER SPENDING ON THOUSANDS) CAPITA CAPITA INPATIENT COMMUNITY STATE FY 2001 FY 2001 RANK SERVICES SERVICES Ala. $253,279 $56.97 38 40.9% 56.3% Alaska(3,4) $51,445 $81.36 21 33.3% 60.6% Ariz.(1,3) $472,342 $89.36 17 9.8% 87.9% Ark.(4) $75,737 $28.25 49 30.7% 65.0% Calif.(1) $3,147,793 $91.61 14 18.1% 80.9% Colo. $282,615 $64.24 30 29.6% 69.9% Conn.(2) $439,520 $128.85 5 34.7% 56.5% Del.(2) $73,506 $92.70 13 64.5% 33.5% Fla.(4) $578,266 $35.41 46 43.6% 54.7% Ga. $380,647 $45.59 42 45.6% 48.6% Hawaii(1) $213,644 $175.21 2 15.8% 71.4% Idaho(1) $60,524 $46.01 41 36.4% 61.8% Ill. $789,861 $63.54 31 38.8% 59.0% Ind. $394,001 $64.70 29 32.7% 66.3% Iowa $213,047 $73.18 25 22.4% 77.6% Kan. $161,844 $60.31 35 35.5% 63.0% Ky. $196,918 $48.64 40 51.2% 47.0% La. $200,926 $45.18 43 57.9% 40.2% Maine $137,508 $107.31 10 30.1% 65.1% Md.(1) $677,806 $126.62 6 30.0% 65.6% Mass.(3) $682,219 $107.38 9 29.9% 67.1% Mich.(1,3) $895,066 $89.96 16 33.0% 66.0% Minn. $517,964 $104.60 11 29.9% 69.5% Miss. $246,792 $86.71 20 59.6% 39.2% Mo.(1) $336,198 $59.96 36 50.4% 45.0% Mont. $111,722 $124.04 7 23.3% 73.3% Neb. $86,564 $50.73 39 63.4% 34.7% Nev.(1,3) $120,211 $57.31 37 36.2% 62.9% N.H.(3) $140,484 $112.03 8 29.6% 68.6% N.J.(1) $763,057 $90.31 15 38.9% 59.3% N.M.(1,3,4) $59,378 $32.60 48 36.9% 62.6% N.Y.(1,3) $3,331,688 $175.97 1 29.8% 66.3% N.C. $616,120 $75.57 23 46.0% 52.4% N.D. $49,854 $78.90 22 44.9% 53.7% Ohio $692,288 $61.12 33 28.0% 67.8% Okla. $136,072 $39.49 44 29.9% 64.3% Ore. $336,848 $97.39 12 24.0% 74.4% Pa.(1,4) $1,859,764 $151.98 3 21.5% 77.8% R.I.(1,2,3) $92,500 $87.71 19 25.6% 72.1% S.C.(1,3) $299,402 $73.99 24 36.3% 58.2% S.D.(1) $45,696 $60.65 34 67.0% 31.3% Tenn. $395,203 $69.13 27 32.1% 66.4% Texas(1) $796,974 $37.53 45 38.4% 58.0% Utah(1,4) $73,790 $32.64 47 55.9% 42.5% Vt.(1,3) $79,658 $130.46 4 12.0% 85.2% Va.(1) $466,573 $65.18 28 59.5% 34.9% Wash.(1) $525,565 $88.13 18 31.9% 65.8% W.Va.(1) $45,804 $25.52 50 80.6% 15.7% Wis. $389,417 $72.39 26 20.9% 78.5% Wyo. $30,097 $61.12 32 43.4% 53.8% 1 Includes funds for mental health services in jails or prisons 2 Does not include children's mental health expenditures 3 Includes majority of publicly supported housing for mentally ill 4 Does not include Medicaid revenues for community programs Source: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004, Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Reproduction in any form without the written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Governing, City & State and Governing.com are registered trademarks of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.