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NAMI Grading the States
(May 2006 Issue)

National Average
CT
ME
MA
NH
RI
VT
OVERALL GRADE

D

B
B-
C-
D
C
C-
CATEGORY GRADES
Infrastructure
D
A
D
C-
F
C-
C-
Information Access
D
C+
C-
F
C-
C-
D
Services
D+
C+
B-
D+
D+
C+
D
Recovery Supports
C
B+
A
B+
F
C+
A
SPENDING, INCOME
& RANKINGS
National Rank
5
7
15
13
21
4
Per Capita Mental Health Spending
$151.03
$127.92
$106.21
$117.14
$88.75
$152.35
National Rank
2
35
4
7
18
23
Per Capita Income
$40,990.00
$27,373,00
$37,802
$32,948.00
$30,302.00
$29,186.00
National Rank
15
33
11
36
41
23
Total Mental Health Spending ($M)
$525.00
$167.00
$683.00
$151.00
$95.00
$94.00
SUICIDE RANK
(the higher the rank, the lower the rate)
47
20
48
39
46
10

Source: Per capita mental health spending and total mental health spending from the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Insititute, 2003. Per capita income from U.S. Census Bureau, 2003. Suicide rank based on reported suicides per 100,000 people in 2002 from the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control.