New survey finds increasing number of Massachusetts residents in need of behavioral healthcare

1 in 3. That's how many Massachusetts adults reported needing behavioral healthcare for themselves or a close relative in the first year of the pandemic.

The need was was higher among three groups: young adults between the ages of 19 and 39, people of color, and lower-income populations.

This is according to a new survey of more than 17-hundred residents, which was commissioned by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.

Of the survey respondents who said they needed help, 64-percent say the pandemic exacerbated that need.

Dr. Carlos Cappas, Chief Behavioral Health Officer at Lynn Community Health Center, joins us to talk more about the results.