Why Do Only A Third Of Consumers With SMI Receive Evidence-Based Treatment?

At this point in the evolution of the mental health treatment system, I was surprised to read this headline-Less Than A Third Of People With Serious Behavioral Disorder Receive Evidence-Based Treatment. In a recent report to congress, the federal Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) reported that although effective evidence-based treatment practices (EBPs) exist, they are not widely in use.

In 2016, of the 10 million adults in the United States who were living with serious mental illness (SMI), only 32% received medication management and only 19% received support for illness self-management. Of the seven . . .