Substance Use: Statistics

Data dashboards

Reports

2019 Wisconsin Behavioral Health System Gaps Report
This report was completed by the UW Population Health Institute. It identifies gaps in Wisconsin's behavioral health system in areas such as the service array, workforce, accessibility barriers, and system inequities. It also offers possible solutions to addressing these gaps. The report is based on the knowledge and experiences of service providers, state government staff, advocates, and consumers. This information was collected through interviews, surveys, and focus groups.

Annual Report to the Governor of Activities Relating to Substance Use, P-01023
This report is published every year with information on the calendar year in which complete data sets on money spent and people served are available at the time the report is compiled. It covers activities funded by federal and state dollars.

Clinical Supervision Matters: Supervisor Professional Development in the Qualified Treatment Trainee Grants Program, State Fiscal Year 2021-2024 (PDF)
This report describes the qualified treatment trainee grants program's supervisor professional development initiative and its outcomes from state fiscal year 2021 through state fiscal year 2024.

Mental Health and Substance Use Services and Programs Provided - Summary Report, P-00997
This report is published in odd-numbered years with data covering the last two calendar years in which complete data is available at the time the report is compiled. It describes mental health and substance use services and programs provided by county agencies.

Milwaukee County Mental Health Board Annual Report (PDF)
This report is submitted annually by the Milwaukee County Mental Health Board under Wis. Stat. § 51.41(8)(a). It includes a description of the funding allocations for Milwaukee County's mental health and substance use functions, services, and programs. It also includes a description of any improvements and efficiencies in the mental health and substance use functions, services, programs. 

Peers in Crisis Services: Results of a 2023 State Survey (PDF)
This report was published in 2024. It highlights data related to the peer community, peer support in Wisconsin, and peer perspectives and experiences related to working in services for people experiencing mental health and substance use emergencies.

Wisconsin Mental Health and Substance Use Needs Assessment Report, P-00613 (PDF)
This report was published in 2025. It provides a snapshot of mental health and substance use in Wisconsin through a group of select mental health and substance use indicators measured by national and state data sets. The collection of indicators included in this report provides a unique overview of the mental health and substance use concerns of Wisconsinites at a point in time as well as a mechanism for tracking changes and trends.

Wisconsin’s Suicide Prevention Plan: Strategies for Action and Hope
This report was published in 2025 by Prevent Suicide Wisconsin. It presents the most up-to-date picture of suicide in Wisconsin, as well as three tiers of strategies that, when taken as whole, provide a path toward reducing suicide attempts and deaths over the next five years.

Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

The Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program maintains a dashboard with data on alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related hospitalizations.

Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health Query System

The Wisconsin Interactive Statistics on Health Query System features an opioid-related hospital encounters module and an opioid overdose deaths module.

Wisconsin Suspected Overdose Alerts for Rapid Response

The Wisconsin Suspected Overdose Alerts for Rapid Response system is for professionals working in substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services. It provides near real-time data on suspected drug overdoses to inform community actions to save lives.