Instructions to update the SAMHSA SMI and SED Estimates URS Table 1: Number of Adults with Serious Mental Illness, age 18 and older, by State, 2015

These instructions explain how to update the 2015 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) estimates. This includes obtaining the latest population data by state from the U.S. Census Bureau as well as the calculations and methodology necessary to create updated estimates.