As Hays County continues to grow, the number of providers who offer mental health care treatment in the area isn’t quite catching up.

According to the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment released by the Seton Family of Hospitals, Hays County lags behind the national and state averages in the number of mental health care providers. According to the report, data from 2015 found that Hays County only has 86 providers per a 100,000 population, while the national average is 189 per 100,000.

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