U.S. Mental Health Treatment Facilities Locator

SAMHSA's Mental Health Treatment Facilities Locator is an online resource listing facilities providing services to persons with mental illness. The data is updated annually via the National Mental Health Services Survey, with the most recent complete update including data collected as of April 30, 2010. New facilities are added monthly, and details like names and addresses are updated weekly based on facility reports.

Use Cases

• Map facility locations and service types to analyze geographic coverage gaps for mental health care.
• Analyze the distribution of facility types, such as public SMHA-funded or VA-administered centers, to understand service provision models.
• Track changes in facility details like addresses and telephone numbers using the weekly update cycle for resource directory maintenance.

Strengths

• Data is updated annually through a formal National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS).
• New facilities are added monthly, and core details are updated weekly based on facility reports, ensuring ongoing maintenance.
• Includes a defined scope of facilities, excluding those focused solely on MR/DD/TBI or incarceration, clarifying the target service population.

Limitations

• The most recent complete data snapshot is from April 2010, indicating the core descriptive data may be temporally stale.
• The dataset scope excludes individual practitioners and small group practices, limiting the view of the full provider landscape.
• Information accuracy depends on facility self-reporting to SAMHSA, which may introduce reporting gaps or delays.

Provenance

Source

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Collection Method

Data gathered via the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS) and ongoing facility reports.

Time Range

Most recent complete data snapshot as of April 30, 2010.

Freshness

Annual updates via N-MHSS, with weekly updates to facility details and monthly additions of new facilities.

Geography

United States.