Table 8a. Amount, percent distribution, and rate per capita1 of expenditures in current dollars, by type of mental health organization: United States, selected years, 1969–942
| Type of organization | 1969 | 1975 | 1979 | 1986 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditures in thousands of dollars | |||||||
| All organizations | 3,292,563 | 6,564,312 | 8,763,795 | 18,457,741 | 28,410,261 | 29,765,202 | 33,136,440 |
| State and county mental hospitals | 1,814,101 | 3,185,049 | 3,756,754 | 6,325,844 | 7,774,482 | 7,970,163 | 7,824,661 |
| Private psychiatric hospitals | 220,026 | 466,720 | 743,037 | 2,629,009 | 6,101,063 | 5,301,940 | 6,468,184 |
| Non-Federal general hospitals with psychiatric services | 298,000 | 621,284 | 722,868 | 2,877,739 | 4,661,574 | 5,192,984 | 5,344,188 |
| VA medical centers3 | 450,000 | 699,027 | 848,469 | 1,337,943 | 1,480,082 | 1,529,745 | 1,386,213 |
| Federally funded community mental health centers | 143,491 | 775,580 | 1,480,890 | - | - | - | - |
| Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children | 122,711 | 278,950 | 436,246 | 977,616 | 1,969,283 | 2,167,324 | 2,360,363 |
| All other mental health organizations4 | 244,234 | 537,702 | 775,531 | 4,309,590 | 6,423,777 | 7,603,066 | 9,752,831 |
| Percent distribution of expenditures | |||||||
| All organizations | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| State and county mental hospitals | 55.1 | 48.5 | 42.9 | 34.3 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 23.6 |
| Private psychiatric hospitals | 6.7 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 14.2 | 21.5 | 17.8 | 19.5 |
| Non-Federal general hospitals with psychiatric services | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 16.1 |
| VA medical centers3 | 13.7 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| Federally funded community mental health centers | 4.4 | 11.8 | 16.9 | - | - | - | - |
| Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| All other mental health organizations4 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 25.5 | 29.4 |
| Expenditures per capita civilian population | |||||||
| All organizations | 16.53 | 31.05 | 39.61 | 77.10 | 116.39 | 116.69 | 127.86 |
| State and county mental hospitals | 9.11 | 15.06 | 16.86 | 26.43 | 31.85 | 31.25 | 30.19 |
| Private psychiatric hospitals | 1.10 | 2.21 | 3.34 | 10.98 | 24.99 | 20.78 | 24.96 |
| Non-Federal general hospitals with psychiatric services | 1.50 | 2.94 | 3.37 | 12.02 | 19.10 | 20.36 | 20.62 |
| VA medical centers3 | 2.26 | 3.31 | 3.95 | 5.59 | 6.06 | 6.00 | 5.35 |
| Federally funded community mental health centers | 0.72 | 3.67 | 6.65 | - | - | - | - |
| Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children | 0.62 | 1.32 | 1.96 | 4.08 | 8.07 | 8.50 | 9.11 |
| All other mental health organizations4 | 1.22 | 2.54 | 3.48 | 18.00 | 26.32 | 29.80 | 37.63 |
Sources: Published and unpublished inventory data from the Survey and Analysis Branch, Division of State and Community Systems Development, Center for Mental Health Services.
1 The population used in the calculation of these rates is the July 1 civilian popluation of the United States for each year.
2 Some organizations were reclassified as a result of changes in reporting procedures and definitions. For 1979–80, comparable data were not available for certain organization types and data for either an earlier or a later period were substituted. These factors influence the comparability of 1980, 1986, 1990, 1992, and 1994 data with those of earlier years.
3 Includes Department of Veterans Affairs (formerly Veterans Administration) (VA) neuropsychiatric hospitals, VA general hospital psychiatric services, and VA psychiatric outpatient clinics.
4 Includes freestanding psychiatric outpatient clinics, partial care organizations, and multiservice mental health organizations. Multiservice mental health organizations were redefined in 1984.