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High-level Incidence of Behavioral Health Issues ( Including Substance Use Disorder )

Although most Polk County adult residents ( 88.7 %) indicate that they have good mental health , a substantive number regularly struggle with mental health issues , have been told that they have a depressive disorder ( 15.0 %), or are seriou 19,000 Polk County adults ). In addition , substance use in Polk County ( noted as Circuit 10 ) is similar to , but slightly belo Florida and U . S . rates .

Behavioral Health Profile – Excluding Substance Use

Measure Metric Year Polk Co Adults with good mental health Percent of Adults 2016 88.7 Adults who had poor mental health on 14 or more of the past 30 days Percent of Adults 2016 11.3 Adults who have ever been told that they have a depressive disorder Percent of Adults 2016 15.0 Seriously mentally ill adults Count 2018 18,9 Seriously mentally ill adults Per 100,000 2018 3,42

Source : BRFSS , 2016 . Available as shown in the Polk County 2019 Community Needs Assessment ; Data USA . Available at https :// datausa . io / profile / geo / polk-county-fl

Behavioral Health – Substance Use Profile

Substance Use Disorder in the Past Year , by Age Group and Substate Region : Percentages , Annual Averages Based on 2016 , 2017 , on Drug Use and Health ( NSDUHs )

Florida Florida 6.6 % 4.2 % 14.0 %

Florida Circuit 9 ( Orlando / Orange County ) 6.2 % 3.7 % 12.1 % Florida Circuit 13 ( Hillsborough ) 7.2 % 4.1 % 13.7 %

Source : SAMHSA , Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality , National Survey on Drug Use and Health , 2016 , 2017 , and 2018 .; SAMHSA , 2019 ( 2016-2018 data https :// www . samhsa . gov / data / report / 2016-2018-nsduh-substate-region-estimates-age-group ; SAMHSA , 2016-2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Substate Region Definitions . Available at https :// www . samhsa . gov / data / sites / default / files / reports / rpt29374 / NSDUHsubstateRegionDefs2018 / NSDUHsubstateRegionD