An overwhelming majority see mental health records as useful in court
Core finding
More than eight-in-ten Americans (86%) think mental health history records are considered useful in legal hearings, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.
The remaining 14% think they are not.
Topline distribution
An overwhelming majority see mental health records as useful in court.
Are mental health history records considered useful in legal hearings?
n = 496 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±4.7%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 496 |
| Margin of error | ±4.7% |
| Module | beliefs |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
Are mental health history records considered useful in legal hearings?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=496 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.