Terms of Use

1. About the service

Mental Health Stats provides publicly available mental health statistics compiled from government agencies, research institutions, and other cited sources. The site is operated at https://mhstats.org.

2. Not medical advice

Content on this website is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and it is not a substitute for professional care. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or seek emergency help.

3. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use the site in any way that violates applicable laws or regulations
• Attempt to disrupt, scrape abusively, or compromise the security of the site
• Misrepresent our statistics as medical advice or as original research authored by us when citing source data
• Use automated systems in a manner that overloads or harms our infrastructure

4. Intellectual property

Site design, branding, original editorial text, and compilation are owned by Mental Health Stats or its licensors. Underlying statistics belong to their original publishers as indicated in our citations. You may cite and share statistics with proper attribution to the original sources (and a link to our page when practical). You may not copy substantial portions of our editorial content for commercial republication without permission.

5. Third-party content and links

We link to third-party websites and cite external sources. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, accuracy, or policies. Advertising on this site may be served by Google AdSense and other partners; see our Privacy Policy.

6. Accuracy and updates

We strive to present data accurately and with clear citations, but statistics can be revised by source agencies, and errors can occur. We do not warrant that all content is complete, current, or error-free. See our Methodology page for how we source and update data. To report a correction, email data@mhstats.com.

7. Disclaimer of warranties

The site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

8. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mental Health Stats and its operators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or data, arising from your use of the site or reliance on any content.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Mental Health Stats and its operators from claims arising out of your misuse of the site or violation of these terms.

10. Changes

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time. The “Last updated” date will change when we do. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: hello@mhstats.com or our Contact page. Privacy-related questions are covered in our Privacy Policy.