Hamilton County Behavioral Health Needs Assessment 2026
First Public Edition · June 2026
219 pages. Comprehensive epidemiological assessment of behavioral health needs across Hamilton County, Indiana — covering national, state, and county-level evidence, behavioral health workforce capacity, criminal justice intersections, equity and disparities, peer-county benchmarking, and a full inventory of all fifteen production modules of the Hamilton County BH Action Dashboard now live at BehavioralHealth.AlexHamiltoncounty.com.
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What's in it
- Sections 1–3: National and Indiana behavioral health context
- Sections 4–6: Hamilton County epidemiological profile, social determinants, youth and adolescent behavioral health
- Section 7: Substance use disorder landscape (including medication for opioid use disorder)
- Sections 8–9: Provider landscape, access barriers, and behavioral health workforce deep analysis
- Sections 10–12: Economic and employer impact, criminal justice intersections, disparities and equity
- Section 13: Peer-county and community benchmarking (292-county national comparison)
- Sections 14–15: Addressing the gaps + technical appendix
- Section 16: The BH Action Dashboard — fifteen production modules described in policymaker-readable detail, including the four compliance overlays (988 banner, neutral palette, mandatory reporting disclosure, zero protected health information)
- Section 17: Expanded Indiana Data Inventory — six live commitments (FORTRESS OD Touchpoints, Indiana Deaths-by-Despair, Violent Death dashboard, FSSA Medicaid Mental Health, Fishers We Care–We Connect, Hamilton County Health Department 2024 Community Health Assessment)
About this publication
Published by Invest Hamilton County for the people of Hamilton County. Free to download, free to share, free of any commercial obligation. Return to the dashboard · If you or someone you know needs help right now.