Mental Health Radar tracks 12 evidence-based wellbeing domains using live public data to produce a single Mental Health Risk Score per region, updated every six hours. The score measures risk conditions — the factors known to drive mental health deterioration at a population level — not clinical diagnoses.
The 12 Domains
| Domain | Weight |
|---|
| Economic Security | 16% |
| Direct Mental Health | 13% |
| Social Connection | 11% |
| Family & Relationships | 10% |
| Mental Healthcare Access | 10% |
| Physical Health | 9% |
| Geopolitical & Political | 8% |
| Personal Safety | 7% |
| Purpose & Meaning | 5% |
| Collective Safety | 5% |
| General Healthcare Access | 3% |
| Environment & Place | 3% |
Weights reflect the strength of clinical evidence, not data availability. Economic security and direct mental health carry the most weight because the research is clearest there.
The Baseline
Every score is measured against international WHO and OECD standards — not against other regions. A score of 0 means "performing at the developed-nation average." Scores are directly comparable across all regions worldwide.
| Score | Risk Level |
|---|
| ≤-20 | Thriving |
| -19 to 0 | Resilient |
| 1 to 15 | Baseline |
| 16 to 30 | Watch |
| 31 to 50 | Concerning |
| 51 to 65 | Elevated |
| 66 to 80 | Severe |
| 81+ | Crisis |
What Goes Into the Score
The score has two components:
The acute signal (ASSI) captures what is happening right now — unemployment spikes, rising distress language online, disaster declarations, drug shortages, conflict events.
The vulnerability modifier (BVI) captures how resilient or exposed a region already is — poverty rates, healthcare gaps, childhood adversity. The same crisis hits harder in a vulnerable region.
When three or more domains are simultaneously elevated, a SYNDEMIC badge appears — research shows compounding stressors produce outcomes worse than the sum of their parts.
Data Sources
Numerous public signals from government agencies, research institutions, and validated digital indicators feed the pipeline. All sources have automatic fallbacks — if one goes offline, it does not distort the score. New sources are added continuously.
What's Coming
We are building toward 30-day forecasts using leading indicators — signals like mass layoff notices and eviction surges that predict mental health impacts weeks before they show up in the data. This feature will ship once validated against clinical outcome data.
Full Methodology