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APA Public Opinion Polls

Annual Public Opinion Polls 

APA’s Healthy Minds Monthly tracks timely mental health issues among a representative sample of American adults throughout the year. APA also conducts an annual Healthy Minds Poll each May in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month.

May 2024
Latest Healthy Minds Annual Poll

May 2024

Annual Poll: American Adults Express Increasing Anxiousness in Annual Poll; Stress and Sleep are Key Factors Impacting Mental Health.
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APA's Healthy Minds Monthly Polls

31% of americans say that social media does more harm than good to their mental health

April 2024

New Poll: Americans Less Likely than in 2022 to Say Social Media Has Hurt Society, Political & Civil Discourse.

84% of pet owners say  that their pets have a  mostly positive impact  on their mental health

March 2024

Americans’ Pets Offer Mental Health Support to Their Owners, 1 out of 5 Pet Owners Has an Emotional Support Animal

30% Americans have felt lonely at least once a week the past year

February 2024

New APA Poll: One in Three Americans Feels Lonely Every Week

Annual Public Opinion Polls 2017 - Present

APA’s Healthy Minds Monthly has been tracking timely mental health issues among American adults since Dec. 2021 and APA has been conducting its Annual Poll each year during Mental Health Awareness Month since 2017. See past editions of the monthly and annual polls.

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