This measure reflects the percentage of Utah adults who indicated that in the past 30 days, their mental health was not good for 7 or more days. 

Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days during the past 30 days was your mental health not good?

Source:  Utah Department of Health and Human Services and Human Services Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Reported at https://ibis.health.utah.gov/ibisph-view/indicator/view/HlthStatMent.Ut_US.html.

Although the curve does not look steep, the percentage of Utahns reporting poor mental health has significantly increased from 2016 to 2023. The global pandemic and social isolation of COVID-19 may be an important factor. However, poor mental health was already increasing in Utah before the pandemic started. In 2023 there was a slight improvement over 2021 and 2022.