The Mental Health Index™ report: September 2022
October 24, 2022
The mental health score improved modestly in September yet nearly one-quarter of working Americans have a high mental health risk.
- At 70.2, the mental health of Americans improved for the second consecutive month.
- 24% of Americans have a high mental health risk, 41% have a moderate mental health risk, and 35% have a low mental health risk.
- Anxiety, isolation, and work productivity have been the lowest mental health sub-scores for six consecutive months.
- 22% feel alone more often and this group has a mental health score nearly 25 points below the national average.
- Younger people (under 40) are more likely to feel alone more often.
- Full-time post-secondary students have the lowest mental health score for the fourth consecutive month.
- 31% of Americans say inflation is their leading cause of stress.
- The mental health score declined in the West and improved in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southern United States.
