Frequent Mental Distress Rate

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About: The frequent mental distress rate represents the percentage of adults reporting 14 or more days of poor mental health per month.

Source: countyhealthrankings.org.

e In Tampa Bay region, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people presenting frequent mental distress over the last four years.

e Nashville has the lowest overall rate of frequent mental distress comapred to all other MSAs.

Drug overdose deaths have been steadily rising in all MSAs, including Tampa Bay region. Baltimore has the most alarming increase in the number of drug overdose deaths. Houston has been able to maintain the number of drug overdose deaths over the past 12 years.