Mental health
In 2023, the 37th annual Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (MiBRFS) found that an estimated 17.1% of the surveyed adults reported poor mental health in the last 30 days (see Figure 16) (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2023). Poor mental health rates were higher for younger, female, non-White, higher-income, uninsured, and adults with disabilities. Additionally, reported poor mental health among adults has been increasing since 2018, while in years prior, the rates would fluctuate from time to time. According to the study, 15.3% of the 387 surveyed Lenawee County adult residents experienced poor mental health between 2021–2023 (Tian and Kleyn, 2025).
Figure 16. Percentage of individuals self-reported to have poor mental health by age, Michigan, 2023
Resources
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. (2023). Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (MiBRFS). Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.michigan.gov/brfs
- Tian Y. and Kleyn M. 2025. Health Risk Behaviors within the State of Michigan: 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey. 37th Annual Report. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division.
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