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Every few years, an issue comes along, that is so complex, that crosses so many disciplines, that many governments do not even know where to start. The opioid epidemic is an example of this.<\/p>\n\n

When we first started working with governments to address substance misuse, we told them that they didn\u2019t even know the extent of the issue. We worked with National Association of Counties (NACo) and National League of Cities (NLC) to bring datasets together for the first time to provide a foundational understanding of the opioid crisis. We mapped overdoses, deaths, drug crimes, over prescriptions, doctors, and more. It led to analysis of specific areas around the country who were more adversely affected. It led to a clearer understanding of where to dedicate resources. It led to new legislation and federal funding.<\/p>\n\n

Today, the issue at hand is mental health.<\/p>\n\n

It is similar, in the sense that it is a crisis with many parts. To understand it, we must consider access to care, drug overdoses, domestic abuse or violent crimes, at-risk populations such as veterans, youths, and those experiencing homelessness that might not have the resources to address their mental distress, and so much more.<\/p>\n\n

Understanding the opioid epidemic started with data through a geographic lens. We can\u2019t understand the mental health crisis until we map it.<\/p>\n\n

So, who will take the first step and map mental health? Because by mapping it, you\u2019re closer to setting a foundational understanding of the issue and its facets, and one step closer to determining solutions.<\/p>\n\n

A good place to start<\/a> would be our freely available demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle data on the Esri Maps for Public Policy site.<\/p>\n\n

In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 2-8, 2022)<\/em>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3092],"tags":[3192,951,3182],"class_list":["post-424862","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ideas-that-might-change-the-world-government","tag-map","tag-mapping","tag-mental-health","industry-local-and-state-government"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWho Will Be the First to Map Mental Health? | Ideas That Might Change the World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We can\u2019t understand the mental health crisis until we map it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/who-will-be-first-to-map-mental-health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Who Will Be the First to Map Mental Health?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We can\u2019t understand the mental health crisis until we map it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/who-will-be-first-to-map-mental-health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Industry Blogs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/who-will-be-first-to-map-mental-health\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/who-will-be-first-to-map-mental-health\",\"name\":\"Who Will Be the First to Map Mental Health? | Ideas that Might Change the World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-04T08:15:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"We can\u2019t understand the mental health crisis until we map it.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/who-will-be-first-to-map-mental-health#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/who-will-be-first-to-map-mental-health\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/articles\/who-will-be-first-to-map-mental-health#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Who Will Be the First to Map Mental Health?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Industry Blogs\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/c18e9bf34a2bb0d9c1bea545bbde4f7b\",\"name\":\"Shannon Valdizon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G73813_ShannonValdizon_08-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/industries\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/08\/G73813_ShannonValdizon_08-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Shannon Valdizon\"},\"description\":\"Shannon Valdizon is the Marketing Lead for the State and Local Government Industry Solutions team at Esri. 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