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Shocking! New Jersey Is Not the Most Hated State in America, Find Out What Is

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:00:09 +0000

Even with all their crazy antics and drunken bar fights, the cast of ‘Jersey Shore’ has yet to make New Jersey the most hated state in America. You might not believe this, but there are two states even more despised. Turns out, the state Americans hate more than the Garden State is… … California! (Wait, [...]

Vermont Named Healthiest State, But What's the Unhealthiest?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:00:42 +0000

If you live in Vermont, congratulations — for the fifth year in a row, your state has been named as the healthiest in the country.

The United Health Foundation’s 2011 America’s Health Rankings, released Monday, also put New Hampshire, Connecticut, Hawaii and Massachusetts in the top five.

Which States Have the Highest and Lowest Rates of Mental Illness?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:00:54 +0000

Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year.

The report defines “mental illness” as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes “substantial functional impairment” or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of each state’s population has suffered such a disorder.