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The Behavioral Health Equity Barometer report (the Barometer) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a one year snapshot of the state of behavioral health of youth and adults by demographics and insurance status. Behavioral health issues include the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. While gaps in treatment exist for the population as a whole, this Barometer identifies gaps that exist by health insurance status and for specific ethnic and racial populations.  While the differences are not statistically significant, which means the rates are technically the same, among adolescents aged 12 to 17 experiencing a major depressive episode, approximately 4 in 10 (41.6 percent) of White adolescents received treatment for depression in the past year prior to being surveyed, while only 36.9 percent of Hispanic or Latino adolescents, and 28.6 percent of Black adolescents received treatment.