UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Health Indicators

Mental Health

2020 Mental Health

  • On average, adults in Minnesota and Wisconsin reported about half a week of days per month when they felt mentally unhealthy; Wisconsin’s rate was about one-third higher than Minnesota’s
  • Residents of the St. Croix River Valley counties tend to have slightly lower rates of unhealthy mental health days than their respective state averages.
  • Residents in the Wisconsin counties, compared to the Minnesota counties, had slightly more days per month when they felt mentally unhealthy.

History Mental Health Wisconsin

  • There has been a marked increase in the average number of unhealthy mental health days/month in Wisconsin and the St. Croix River Valley counties since 2010.
  • The St. Croix River Valley counties have levels of unhealthy mental health days comparable to (Burnett), or lower than (Pierce, Polk St. Croix), the Wisconsin average.

History Mental Health Minnesota

  • At least since 2015 or 2016, the number of mentally unhealthy days/month among adults in Minnesota, Chisago County and Washington County has trended upward.
  • Washington County residents consistently and Chisago County residents since 2016 have had fewer mentally unhealthy days/month than the state average.

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