Lithuania's Independence Day and American Soldiers. This blog is called âTransatlantic Connection,â and this week in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, I experienced true transatlantic connections in action.
MHSA hospital stays cost $9.7 billion in 2008 or 2.7 percent of all inpatient community hospital costs. Average Cost for Hospital Stay: MH and SA hospitalizations are, on average, less expensive than non-MHSA stays: 1  $5,700 per MH stay.2  $4,600 per SA stay.HSA Length of Stay: Hospital lengths of stay for mental health or substance abuse disorders also vary considerably, especially for mental health-related admissions. Nationwide, the MH average length of stay is 8.0 days. At a state level, the average MH length of stay ranges widely, from 4.0 to 14.0 days.
Largely contributing to rising mental health costs include long-term psychiatric care and nursing homes, adding up to more than 40 percent of mental health spending. The $201 billion we spend on mental illness does not include the $193 billion in earnings the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) predicts we lose each year due to serious mental illness. While the findings of this study may not surprise anyone living with a mental health condition, they highlight the need for improvement.