Facts and Figures

Gaining an understanding of the breadth and scope of the problem is an important preliminary step in addressing a health issue. Despite the abundance of data on either mental health or substance use issues, there is a stark absence of data on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. A particular lack of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders data exists at the State and local levels, making it difficult to develop State and regional responses to this issue. The following are State, local, and national data sets that include data on either mental health or substance use indicators. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) undertaken by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a key national data source that includes data on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. A link to the NSDUH data set is included below.

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National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2010)

January 2010

The Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Applied Studies has administered the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) annually since 1991.

New York City Community Health Survey Atlas 2009

November 2009

The New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) is a telephone survey conducted annually by the NYC Department of health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Epidemiology, Bureau of Epidemiology Services. CHS provides robust data on the health of New Yorkers, including both neighborhood and citywide estimates on a broad range of chronic and behavioral risk factors.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues At-A-Glance: New York State

March 2009

This report is one in a series of state-based reports intended to provide a quick overview of substance abuse and mental health issues within New York State.

New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Datamart

January 2009

DataMart, part of the OASAS data warehouse provides government planners, service providers, and researchers with community-level alcohol and substance abuse information. OASAS has created DataMart to support State and local alcohol and substance use planning and program development.

New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services County Resource Book of Service Need and Utilization Data

January 2009

The County Resource Book of Service Need and Utilization Data has a variety of data from the U.S. Census Bureau showing county-level estimates of need for treatment, the adult alcohol and non-narcotic substance use prevalence estimates based on rates from the 1994 New York State Household Survey, and the number of admissions to treatment programs located within a particular county.

New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services PRISIMS Data and Reports

January 2009

The PRISIMS reports are downloadable risk profile reports for upstate New York counties and New York City.

New York State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003, State and Locality Summary Tables – Alcohol Consumption

January 2009

Among the data available though the New York State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) are those related to self-rated health status, insurance coverage, level of exercise, presence of diabetes, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, sexual behavior and cancer screening, etc.

New York State Department of Health County Health Indicator Profiles

January 2009

The New York State Department of Health County Health Indicator Profiles include demographic data from 2002 to 2006 on health and non-health indicators such as unemployment, household income, pregnancy, mortality rates for several different kids of cancer, suicide, and liver cirrhosis, which is highly correlated with alcohol use.