Inflation-adjusted state mental health funding, 2008-2025

By 2020, funding surpassed 2008 levels but remained about $40 million short when adjusted for inflation.

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Inflation was adjusted using the Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was adjusted from the beginning of each fiscal year to the start of the current fiscal year.

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