By the Numbers: 10 February 2025
32%–43%
The percentage "of service members (who) reported receiving any mental health care in the past 12 months," according to an article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Factors Associated With Mental Healthcare Utilization Among United States Military Personnel With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Depression Symptoms.
Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islander personnel and those with certain service characteristics (higher pay grade, recent deployment, experienced discrimination) had a lower likelihood of mental healthcare utilization. Female sex, greater symptom severity, experiencing bullying, and other psychosocial factors were associated with greater likelihood of mental healthcare utilization.
32%–43%
The percentage "of service members (who) reported receiving any mental health care in the past 12 months," according to an article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Factors Associated With Mental Healthcare Utilization Among United States Military Personnel With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or Depression Symptoms.
Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islander personnel and those with certain service characteristics (higher pay grade, recent deployment, experienced discrimination) had a lower likelihood of mental healthcare utilization. Female sex, greater symptom severity, experiencing bullying, and other psychosocial factors were associated with greater likelihood of mental healthcare utilization.