# $SAD · Mental health ER visits

Emergency department visits for any mental health condition per 100,000 emergency visits in the United States, per month, all ages, from the CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Newest complete period | Sep 2026: 5,235 visits per 100,000, score 7, Quiet |
| Source | CDC, National Syndromic Surveillance Program, mental health related emergency department visits (https://data.cdc.gov/d/eze9-ahe5) |
| Terms | US government work, public domain. |
| Cadence | Monthly, about a month late. |
| Grade | reference |
| Rulebook | Rulebook v0.2, 2026-10-04 |

## Settlement

Why this grade: A federal surveillance series anyone can read. It is a rate among emergency visits at the hospitals that report, not a count of people.
What it costs to move: Not practical. Moving a month means changing what hospitals report to the CDC.
When the source is late: A month that has not been published stays open. A month the CDC never publishes is void.
Precision: Visits per 100,000 emergency department visits, whole number, as the CDC publishes the month.

## As first published, and the proof

Not on-chain yet. The newest complete period goes on-chain with the daily proof at 12:40 UTC.

## Last 30 complete periods

| Period | Level | Change | Band |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Sep 2026 | 5,235 visits per 100,000 | -3.3% | Quiet |
| Aug 2026 | 5,412 visits per 100,000 | -0.4% | Quiet |
| Jul 2026 | 5,433 visits per 100,000 | -0.1% | Normal |
| Jun 2026 | 5,440 visits per 100,000 | +0.6% | Normal |
| May 2026 | 5,410 visits per 100,000 | -0.3% | Normal |
| Apr 2026 | 5,426 visits per 100,000 | +2.0% | Normal |
| Mar 2026 | 5,318 visits per 100,000 | +1.4% | Quiet |
| Feb 2026 | 5,242 visits per 100,000 | +1.4% | Quiet |
| Jan 2026 | 5,168 visits per 100,000 | +7.6% | Normal |
| Dec 2025 | 4,804 visits per 100,000 | -7.9% | Quiet |
| Nov 2025 | 5,218 visits per 100,000 | -1.4% | Quiet |
| Oct 2025 | 5,294 visits per 100,000 | +1.6% | Quiet |
| Sep 2025 | 5,210 visits per 100,000 | +0.6% | Quiet |
| Aug 2025 | 5,179 visits per 100,000 | -1.9% | Quiet |
| Jul 2025 | 5,278 visits per 100,000 | +0.5% | Quiet |
| Jun 2025 | 5,253 visits per 100,000 | +1.1% | Quiet |
| May 2025 | 5,198 visits per 100,000 | -0.5% | Quiet |
| Apr 2025 | 5,225 visits per 100,000 | +0.7% | Quiet |
| Mar 2025 | 5,190 visits per 100,000 | +5.9% | Quiet |
| Feb 2025 | 4,901 visits per 100,000 | +1.9% | Quiet |
| Jan 2025 | 4,809 visits per 100,000 | +4.1% | Quiet |
| Dec 2024 | 4,620 visits per 100,000 | -9.0% | Quiet |
| Nov 2024 | 5,076 visits per 100,000 | -2.1% | Quiet |
| Oct 2024 | 5,186 visits per 100,000 | -0.1% | Quiet |
| Sep 2024 | 5,189 visits per 100,000 | 0.0% | Quiet |
| Aug 2024 | 5,189 visits per 100,000 | -0.3% | Quiet |
| Jul 2024 | 5,205 visits per 100,000 | +1.0% | Quiet |
| Jun 2024 | 5,151 visits per 100,000 | +0.4% | Quiet |
| May 2024 | 5,132 visits per 100,000 | -1.5% | Quiet |
| Apr 2024 | 5,212 visits per 100,000 | +1.3% | Quiet |

JSON: https://tickerz.com/api/indices/sad

## Asked often

**How many emergency room visits are for mental health in the US?** 5,235 of every 100,000 emergency department visits in the United States in Sep 2026 were for a mental health condition, as the CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program counts them.

**Where does the $SAD number come from?** Tickerz reads it from CDC, National Syndromic Surveillance Program, mental health related emergency department visits. Monthly, about a month late. Each number is kept as it was first published, with a timestamped proof, and any later revision is shown beside it.

**Can I download the $SAD data?** Yes, free and with no key: the full history as JSON at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/sad and every period as CSV at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/sad/history.csv.

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