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There are now about 800,000 such patients in this nation's institutionsâ600,000 for mental illness and over 200,000 for mental retardation. Every year nearly 1,500,000 people receive treatment in institutions for the mentally ill and mentally retarded.
The data, compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), also indicate that approximately 9.3 million adults, or about 4 percent of those Americans ages 18 and up, experience âserious mental illnessâ â that is, their condition impedes day-to-day activities, such as going to work.