Kansas and Missouri in 25 worst states for mental health

Yikes. This one hurt. There is a new report out from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) that was linked from The Huffington Post. As the headline above says, our good old Kansas and Missouri didn't fare too well. Kansas is somewhat better, ranked at number 18 (worst) while Missouri is ranked at--ulp--14. Iowa? 40. Neighboring Nebraska? 21. The Dakotas? South at 46, North at 49 with Illinois in the middle of those two at 47th. From the article: "The report shows 20.9 percent of Missouri residents experienced some form of mental illness." At least we're not as bad off as Arkansas (at 10) or Oklahoma (7). The worst? Rhode Island, according to the report. That said, however, the gap between best and worst of all 51 areas is only 8%, from about 16% of each state's population to about 24%. Oh, well. Better luck next list, eh? Links: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/13/mental-health-states-america_n_1007844.html#s404428&title=51_Maryland; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/13/mental-health-states-america_n_1007844.html#s404479&title=14_Missouri; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/13/mental-health-states-america_n_1007844.html#s404466&title=18_Kansas