January 7, 2026
Marketdata LLC has published a new market study: “The U.S. Mental Health Treatment Market: Facilities, Apps, Therapists”.
This 79-page analysis tracks the $118 billion, highly fragmented mental health services market: outpatient and inpatient mental health and substance abuse centers, psychiatric hospitals, and mental health apps platforms. Demand for mental health services soared with the pandemic and 61 million Americans (more than one in five adults) now have some form of mental illness, with prevalence among adolescents rising sharply.
Some report findings:
- The U.S. mental health “industry” or market is comprised of 24,696 mental health facilities that are operated by 14,554 companies. The industry employed 752,767 workers.
- The market was valued at $118 billion in 2025 and is projected to increase 6.9% per year to $159 billion by 2030.
- The use of teletherapy has surged, and mental health apps like Calm, Talkspace and BetterHelp created a $2 billion market segment.
- 61 million adults (23.4 %) experienced a mental illness in 2024.
- The industry has experienced increased demand, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, and is projected to continue expanding significantly in the coming years, driven by growing awareness and the integration of technology. Despite growth, challenges persist, including a shortage of mental health professionals and gaps in access to care.
- Growth will be faster for Outpatient mental health facilities to 2030. Revenues of Outpatient facilities were $38.2 billion in 2025, vs. $30.6 billion for Inpatient facilities.
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The report covers: market definition and structure, end user demographics, Economic Census data for 2022 vs. 2017, no. of mental health facilities, clients in treatment, operating metrics for outpatient & inpatient facilities (revenues, avg. yearly receipts per establishment, payrolls — national and by state), treatment approaches used, $ market size 2000 – 2030 Forecast, market segments, effects of the pandemic, recovery period 2022-2025, market growth drivers and challenges, the mental health apps market and competitors, discussion of the behavioral health workforce shortage, therapist salaries.
Report includes: 9 Profiles of the major mental health competitors: Acadia Healthcare, Universal Health Services, Lyra Health, Spring Health, Headspace, Calm, Talkspace, BetterHelp (Teladoc Health), Carelon Behavioral Health (Elevance Health).
The report may be purchased for $995 at: marketdataenterprises.com, description and Table of Contents found at Health Markets page. A $99 Overview Summary report is also available.