Neighborhood disadvantage and access to mental healthcare in Rhode Island and Massachusetts Ferenzi, Justin author still image posters 2017 eng 1 poster reformatted digital Individuals living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods have been demonstrated to have a higher risk of heart disease, alcoholism, substance use and myriad other health problems. Members of such disadvantaged neighborhoods tend to lack the ability to self-advocate for important resources. The strong ties between race and disadvantage mean that there are especially strong health implications for minorities living in disadvantaged neighborhoods, which is compounded by further race-associated disadvantages and cultural attitudes towards healthcare. There are even larger disparities when looking specifically at mental health care. 16% of white adults receive necessary mental healthcare, compared to 8% for black adults. The goal of this study was to understand the effect of neighborhood disadvantage on access to mental healthcare, and how those two factors relate to individual mental health outcomes (specifically major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder) in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Mental illness Access to healthcare Healthcare Disparities This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License