JACKSON, Wyo. — The Teton Behavioral Health Alliance invites community members to attend a discussion on the current state of behavioral health in Teton County.
The town hall-style event will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in Hansen Hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Attendees can expect to hear about key findings from the 2026 Community Behavioral Health Survey and 2026 Provider Behavioral Health Survey. The community discussion will offer an opportunity to learn about emerging needs, areas of progress and priorities for the future. The event announcement states that the two reports provide an updated picture of behavioral health, wellbeing, access to care and provider capacity in Teton County.
According to the summary of findings from the two behavioral health surveys, progress has been made across several key indicators since the 2024 surveys. Loneliness rates among adults declined from 46.7% to 30.4%, and the percentage of adults who reported needing mental health services during the last year declined from 56.5% to 38.7%. Measures of trust also improved, with 87.7% of adults saying they mostly or completely trust people in their community. That number is the highest level observed across three survey cycles.
Despite this progress, residents are still facing everyday pressures like housing and work. When asked about the greatest mental or emotional health challenge in 2026, 18.9% of adults identified housing costs or availability; 10.8% said work-related stress.
The surveys found that access to care is improving, with 83.2% of providers accepting new patients – up from 74.6% in 2024. However, cost was named as a primary reason that people have been unable to access mental health care. Three key groups were reported to be experiencing loneliness and distress at a higher rate than the overall population: Hispanic adults, LGBTQ+ adults, and younger adults between 18 and 39 years old.
“Targeted outreach, culturally responsive services, services in the languages people speak, and partnerships with trusted organizations remain essential to advancing equitable outcomes,” the executive summary states.
Other key findings relate to adult alcohol use: 72% of adults believe that alcohol is important to social life in Jackson. And 67.3% reported that their lives have been negatively impacted by their own or someone else’s substance use; the national figure is 46.8%. Self-reported excessive drinking has steadily declined over the years, from 43.6% in 2021 to 40.0% in 2024 and 33.5% in 2026. The Wyoming benchmark is 17.6%.
Read the full executive summary here. For those who would like to access Tuesday’s community discussion online, view the meeting on Zoom here.
