Review the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center Web site at: http://www.samhsa.gov/.

Select Data, Outcomes & Quality.

Under Mental Health Statistics, select Uniform Reporting System (URS) Output Tables.

At the next page, select the latest year for which data are available.

Select a report for your state, and review the information it contains. Can you find consumer survey results within the report? How does your state compare to the U. S. national average on various measures surveyed?

Select a report for another state and compare the two state reports. To what extent do they report the same categories of information? Is some optional information reported by one state and not by the other?