Most common mental health issues among adults living in shelters, New York City, 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 24, 2024

In New York City, the most common behavioral health condition self-reported at intake or assessment among single adults experiencing homelessness and living in a single adults shelter was depression. This statistic depicts the most common behavioral health conditions self-reported at intake or assessment among adults experiencing homelessness in New York City and living in shelters in 2022, by shelter type.

Number of behavioral health conditions self-reported at intake/assessment among adults experiencing homelessness and living in shelters in New York City in 2022, by shelter type

Characteristic	Adults in Single Adult Shelters	Adults in Adult Family Shelters	Adults in Families with Children Shelters
Depression	5,587	608	1,253
Anxiety	4,188	596	1,236
Bipolar disorder/Manic depression	4,698	383	612
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)	2,331	252	522
Schizophrenia	3,021	153	156
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)	1,035	136	268
Substance abuse / dependence (drugs)	1,566	121	44
Panic disorder / panic attacks	341	89	115
Schizoaffective disorder	908	44	40
Alcohol abuse / dependence	1,011	34	-
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)	-	-	36

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

North America, United States (New York)

Survey time period

2022

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

"This is self-reported data at the time of application, when they arrive at the assessment or intake site, from every adult client that spent the night in an adult family, families with children or single adult shelter in 2022. In this data collection method, each client has the ability to report several health conditions and therefore these data are not de-duplicated. These counts include clients who turned 18 while experiencing homelessness and residing in NYC DHS shelter during 2022."

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