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Statistics and Data
If you need help finding specific statistics or data, reach out to your CPSY librarian!
The following links are examples of major sources for U.S. data on topics related to counseling psychology.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources
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Mental Health Statistics (NIMH)Statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health on prevalence, treatment, and cost of mental disorders.
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data (SAMHSA)Data from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.
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Mental Health Data Sources (CDC)Collection of resources compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Mental Health & Substance Use (KFF)Data (including state reports) about mental health and substance use from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a major U.S. health policy nonprofit organization.
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Mental Health by the Numbers (NAMI)Compilation of statistics from a variety of sources, organized by the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Measure of America (SSRC)Information from the Social Science Research Council about well-being, opportunity, health, education, and living standards in America.
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ChildStats.govAccess reports from the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, including the annual "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being," which examines 41 indicators of child and family well-being.
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Kids Count Data Center (AECF)A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, compiling data on children, youth, and families.
General Resources
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Statista This link opens in a new windowProvides statistics, reports and insight on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 countries, with content that ranges from forecasts, surveys, white paper reports, and daily data. Insight reports cover the market, consumers, companies, as well as e-commerce.
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowOnline mapping tools and data related to United States demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more. Users can add their own data, create reports and download for offline processing. Updated regularly.
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Our World in DataOpen access resource collecting data on a broad range of topics.
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ICPSR This link opens in a new windowICPSR provides access to datasets in disciplines such as criminal justice, education, political science, public health, sociology, and substance abuse. Researchers can analyze the data using statistical software such as R, SPSS, or Stata. SCU is a member institution.
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Census Data (U.S. Census Bureau)Centralized resource for exploring Census data.
Government Information
The SCU Library's Government Information research guide provides guidance on how to access government information -- including data -- on the federal, state, and local levels.
Since the beginning of 2025, some federal data sets and government websites have gone offline or become unavailable. Consult the SCU Library's Finding Archived Government Information research guide for more information, including alternative data sources and data rescue efforts. Selected resources are highlighted below.
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DataLumosDataLumos is an ICPSR archive for valuable government data resources. ICPSR has a long commitment to safekeeping and disseminating US government and other social science data. They have an older version of many major datasets, including some from the CDC.
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CDC Datasets on Internet ArchiveCDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025.
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SAMHSADirect link to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) archived data in DataLumos.
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Healthy Regions & Policies (HeRoP) LabPreserved datasets and guidances include: The Center for Disease Control (CDC); The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Available via Box. From University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.