SCREENING DASHBOARD
Mapping the Mental Health of Our Community: Cook County, IL
This Zip Code Level Map is a dashboard that geographically visualizes data from mental health screens taken in Cook County at MHAScreening.org in 2020-2022. The interactive maps are able to identify the current need for mental health resources at a pace and scale that was not possible before.
To use the Dashboard:
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Select the type of data you would like to view from the blue buttons within the dashboard.
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“Mental Health Condition” contains zip code level data for anxiety, depression, psychosis, and PTSD.
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“Suicidal Ideation” contains suicidal ideation data from question 9 of the PHQ-9 depression screen.
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"Trauma Survivors” contains data from individuals who self-identified as trauma survivors on the MHA Screening demographic questions.
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On the “Mental Health Condition” view:
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Select which type of mental health condition to view (Anxiety, Depression, Psychosis, or PTSD) on the “Screen” drop-down list. When you select a condition, the views within the dashboard will change to show you the data for that condition.
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Select the age group (Adults, Youth, or All Ages) you would like to view on the "Age Range" drop-down list.
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Hover over each zip code for more information in the map and bar graph views.
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On the “Suicidal Ideation” and “Trauma Survivors” views:
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Select the age group (Adults, Youth, or All Ages) you would like to view on the "Age Range" drop-down list.
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Hover over each zip code for more information in the map and bar graph views.
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To reset your views and/or clear selections, click the Reset button at the bottom of each dashboard.
For more information on the terminology or data used withing the dashboard, Click Here.
Check in with yourself.
Taking a mental health screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition.
Mental Health America’s independent research was made possible by the generous support of Lundbeck.
