Grading the States 2006: Delaware

Overall Grade: C- Category Grades: Infrastructure: B Information Access: D- Services: D+ Recovery Supports: C+

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $81.40 24 Per Capita Income $31,151 15 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $66 45 Suicide Rank 42 (tied with California)

Recent Innovations Housing  Growing collaborations with law enforcement Integrated treatment of mental illness and substance abuse

Urgent Needs Transparent outcome data on the change from continuous treatment teams (CTTs) to community continuum of care programs (CCCPs)  Increase access to medications  An end to police transport of people in psychiatric distress

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