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Grading the States 2009: State by State
The following chart may be sorted by each state's overall grade as well as its grade in each of NAMI's 2009 scoring categories (I. Health Promotion and Measurement, II. Financing & Core Treatment/Recovery Services, III. Consumer & Family Empowerment, and IV. Community Integration and Social Inclusion).
The data also may be sorted by the number of individuals with serious mental illness (prevalence) in each state and the 2006 state grade.
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Click on a Header to Rank |
| State |
2009 Grade |
2006 Grade |
Category I |
Category II |
Category III |
Category IV |
Prevalence* |
| United States |
D |
D |
D |
C |
D |
D |
10,585,435 |
| Alabama |
D |
D |
F |
C |
D |
F |
186,541
|
| Alaska |
D |
D |
D |
C |
F |
F |
23,650
|
| Arizona |
C |
D |
D |
B |
B |
C |
220,909
|
| Arkansas |
F |
D |
F |
D |
F |
F |
116,435
|
| California |
C |
C |
B |
C |
D |
B |
1,175,006
|
| Colorado |
C |
N/A |
F |
B |
C |
D |
157,828
|
| Connecticut |
B |
B |
B |
B |
A |
C |
108,730
|
| Delaware |
D |
C |
D |
D |
F |
D |
28,652
|
| District of Columbia |
C |
C |
D |
B |
D |
C |
22,811
|
| Florida |
D |
C |
F |
D |
D |
C |
660,443
|
| Georgia |
D |
D |
D |
C |
C |
C |
348,789
|
| Hawaii |
C |
C |
D |
B |
D |
D |
32,435
|
| Idaho |
D |
F |
F |
D |
D |
D |
54,375
|
| Illinois |
D |
F |
D |
C |
C |
D |
420,841
|
| Indiana |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
226,713
|
| Iowa |
D |
F |
D |
D |
F |
D |
104,922
|
| Kansas |
D |
F |
D |
C |
D |
D |
95,110
|
| Kentucky |
F |
F |
F |
D |
D |
F |
181,441
|
| Louisiana |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
182,593
|
| Maine |
B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
B |
51,248
|
| Maryland |
B |
C |
B |
B |
B |
C |
175,173
|
| Massachusetts |
B |
C |
B |
B |
C |
C |
210,815
|
| Michigan |
D |
C |
F |
B |
D |
D |
348,154
|
| Minnesota |
C |
C |
D |
C |
C |
D |
167,810
|
| Missippi |
F |
D |
F |
F |
C |
F |
125,269
|
| Missouri |
C |
C |
C |
C |
D |
D |
222,596
|
| Montana |
D |
F |
F |
C |
D |
F |
38,961
|
| Nebraska |
D |
D |
F |
D |
F |
F |
60,744
|
| Nevada |
D |
D |
F |
D |
D |
F |
88,540
|
| New Hampshire |
C |
D |
C |
C |
D |
D |
42,818
|
| New Jersey |
C |
C |
C |
C |
B |
D |
258,617
|
| New Mexico |
C |
C |
C |
C |
F |
D |
71,674
|
| New York |
B |
N/A |
C |
B |
B |
C |
672,924
|
| North Carolina |
D |
D |
D |
C |
F |
C |
334,855
|
| North Dakota |
D |
F |
F |
D |
D |
F |
24,131
|
| Ohio |
C |
B |
C |
C |
C |
B |
418,207
|
| Oklahoma |
B |
D |
B |
C |
C |
C |
147,343
|
| Oregon |
C |
C |
C |
B |
F |
B |
137,345
|
| Pennsylvania |
C |
D |
D |
C |
C |
D |
448,455
|
| Rhode Island |
C |
C |
D |
C |
D |
D |
37,739
|
| South Carolina |
D |
B |
F |
C |
C |
F |
170,022
|
| South Dakota |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
30,351
|
| Tennessee |
D |
C |
D |
C |
C |
D |
246,003
|
| Texas |
D |
C |
F |
D |
F |
D |
832,795
|
| Utah |
D |
D |
F |
C |
C |
D |
82,362
|
| Vermont |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
D |
22,712
|
| Virginia |
C |
D |
C |
C |
C |
D |
261,959
|
| Washington |
C |
D |
D |
B |
F |
D |
218,585
|
| West Virginia |
F |
D |
D |
F |
F |
F |
81,214
|
| Wisconsin |
C |
B |
D |
B |
C |
D |
188,057
|
| Wyoming |
F |
D |
F |
D |
F |
F |
19,733
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*
Source: Charles E. Holzer, III, Ph.D. of the University of Texas Medical Branch
in Galveston, Texas and Hoang T. Nguyen, Ph.D. of LifeStat LLC (see psy.utmb.edu
for additional information). Note: National total is 10,585,435.
"Recovery means being able to function at the highest quality of life for me with a variety of services, medications, and treatments available to help me do that."
-- North Dakota
"Recovery to me means the ability to accept the illness and treatment and learn ways to manage it so that one can live a meaningful and satisfying life with needed supports if necessary. It is an ongoing process."
-- Pennsylvania
"[Recovery means] properly managing my illness instead of my illness controlling me"
-- Tennessee
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