The Behavioral Health Care Workforce

The Behavioral Health Care Workforce - NIHCM

The United States is facing a significant shortage of mental health professionals, with nearly half of the population living in mental health ...

Behavioral Health Workforce 2023 Brief

Substantial shortages of addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists are ...

Behavioral Health Workforce Center

The BHWC will increase access to effective behavioral health services through coordinated initiatives to recruit, educate, and retain professionals in ...

Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages and State Resource Systems

Overview. As the prevalence of mental and behavioral health conditions and substance use disorders increases, so does the need for mental and ...

Behavioral Health Workforce - NASHP

A growing shortage of behavioral health workers persists across the country, posing a significant obstacle for states working to address increased demand ...

Understanding the U.S. Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage

Alongside historical underinvestment in behavioral health care, the scarcity of behavioral health professionals undermines people's ability ...

A Look at Strategies to Address Behavioral Health Workforce ... - KFF

Documented workforce challenges contribute to barriers in access to care and nearly half of the US population – 47% or 158 million people – ...

Strengthening the Health Care Workforce | AHA

A recent study found that 93% of health care workers reported stress, 86% reported anxiety, 77% reported frustration, 76% reported exhaustion and burnout, and ...

Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage Will Negatively Impact Society

More than nine in 10 behavioral health workers (93%) said they have experienced burnout, and a majority report suffering from moderate or severe ...

SAMHSA Releases Behavioral Health Workforce Report - Annapolis ...

Given the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) mission to reduce the impact of mental illness and substance ...

The Future of the Behavioral Health Workforce: Optimism and ...

The increased national and state focus on mental health and addiction services has mobilized the field. There are committees, task forces, and other groups of ...

Filling the Gaps in the Behavioral Health Workforce

The United States faces a growing shortage of licensed behavioral health care specialists—psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social ...

Policy Statement on Behavioral Healthcare Workforce Shortage

The United States is experiencing a behavioral health workforce shortage, with less than a quarter of the workforce required to meet needs, and wide disparities ...

Health Workforce Projections

The increase in demand for behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder services in the United States is well-documented. Over ...

Expanding Behavioral Health Care Workforce Participation in ...

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Workforce | SAMHSA

Workforce · Psychiatrists · Psychologists · Social workers · Advanced practice psychiatric nurses · Marriage and family therapists · Certified ...

Solutions for Strengthening the Mental Health Care Workforce

Addressing this crisis requires growing our mental health workforce. To do that, health care stakeholders and policymakers must come together to ...

State Strategies to Recruit and Retain the Behavioral Health Workforce

Retaining behavioral health professionals in the workforce · Building Provider Resiliency · Mentoring Relationships · Continuing Education.

Behavioral Health: Available Workforce Information and Federal ...

For example, a SAMHSA-supported study estimated there were about 1.2 million behavioral health providers in 2020. HRSA estimated shortages of ...

Governors Lead the Way on Behavioral Health Workforce Needs

Governors are leading the way in tackling the behavioral health workforce shortage to improve the resilience of healthcare systems and ...