Mental Health Professional Shortages

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Understanding the U.S. Behavioral Health Workforce …

(8 days ago) WebAs of March 2023, 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional shortages, with over 8,000 more professionals needed to ensure an adequate supply. People covered by Medicaid and, to a lesser extent, Medicare struggle to find providers …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2023/may/understanding-us-behavioral-health-workforce-shortage

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A growing psychiatrist shortage and an enormous demand for …

(4 days ago) WebAlready, more than 150 million people live in federally designated mental health professional shortage areas. Within a few years, the country will be short between …

https://www.aamc.org/news/growing-psychiatrist-shortage-enormous-demand-mental-health-services

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Behavioral Health Workforce 2023 Brief - bhw.hrsa.gov

(7 days ago) WebHealth Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) are one method to measure the extent of current provider shortages. HPSAs are used to identify a shortage of health …

https://bhw.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/bureau-health-workforce/Behavioral-Health-Workforce-Brief-2023.pdf

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A closer look at the mental health provider shortage

(9 days ago) WebThe nationwide shortage of mental health providers is being felt in North Carolina. Out of the 100 state counties, 94 have been designated by the Health Resources & Services …

https://www.counseling.org/publications/counseling-today-magazine/article-archive/article/legacy/a-closer-look-at-the-mental-health-provider-shortage

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Over one-third of Americans live in areas lacking mental health

(8 days ago) WebAn estimated 122 million Americans, or 37% of the population, lived in 5,833 mental health professional shortage areas as of March 31. The nation needs an additional 6,398 …

https://usafacts.org/articles/over-one-third-of-americans-live-in-areas-lacking-mental-health-professionals/

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Solving the Mental Health Provider Shortage Psychology Today

(5 days ago) WebApproximately 47 percent of the U.S. population (158 million people) live in a mental health workforce shortage area. The shortage of mental health professionals is particularly …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/best-practices-in-health/202309/solving-the-mental-health-provider-shortage

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Providers predict longer wait times for mental health services.

(9 days ago) WebSince the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, health care providers across the country have seen an increase in patients of all ages seeking mental and behavioral health …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/04/mental-health-services-wait-times

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FACT SHEET: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address …

(1 days ago) WebMore than one-third of Americans live in designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas, communities that have fewer mental health providers than the minimum their …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-announce-strategy-to-address-our-national-mental-health-crisis-as-part-of-unity-agenda-in-his-first-state-of-the-union/

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Why Therapists Are Worried About America’s Growing Mental …

(1 days ago) WebWhy 1,320 Therapists Are Worried About Mental Health in America Right Now. By Tara Parker-Pope, Christina Caron and Mónica Cordero Sancho. Dec. 17, 2021. As …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/16/well/mental-health-crisis-america-covid.html

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WHO report highlights global shortfall in investment in mental …

(Just Now) WebThe World Health Organization’s new Mental Health Atlas paints a disappointing picture of a worldwide failure to provide people with the mental health services they need, at a …

https://www.who.int/news/item/08-10-2021-who-report-highlights-global-shortfall-in-investment-in-mental-health

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How the U.S. Can Solve a Shortage of Mental-Health Professionals

(3 days ago) WebMore than a third of the U.S. population, about 130 million people, live in areas that have a dearth of mental-health workers. Residents of underserved areas have roughly a …

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-us-can-solve-mental-health-professional-shortage-11660067769

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A Look at Strategies to Address Behavioral Health Workforce …

(6 days ago) WebDocumented workforce challenges contribute to barriers in access to care and nearly half of the US population – 47% or 158 million people – living in a mental health workforce …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/a-look-at-strategies-to-address-behavioral-health-workforce-shortages-findings-from-a-survey-of-state-medicaid-programs/

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Mental health care is in high demand. Psychologists are leveraging …

(7 days ago) WebThe shortage of mental health providers is also prohibitive, with 60% of psychologists reporting no openings for new patients, according to APA’s 2022 Covid-19 Practitioner …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/01/trends-pathways-access-mental-health-care

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Shortage Areas - Health Resources and Services Administration

(Just Now) WebView national overview of HPSAs. View HPSAs by type, discipline, and location. Analyze results for specific subsets of the data by filtering on various discipline, location, score, …

https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas

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Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)

(2 days ago) WebKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, …

https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/mental-health-care-health-professional-shortage-areas-hpsas/

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Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas Statistics

(7 days ago) WebMental Health HPSA Totals 6,227 122,206,512 26.75 %(6) 6,129(9) Geographic Area 982 73,348,254 31.61 % 2,887 Health Professional Shortage Areas Statistics. …

https://data.hrsa.gov/Default/GenerateHPSAQuarterlyReport

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Graduates in mental health fields face barriers to filling critical

(1 days ago) WebGraduate candidates studying to be mental health care professionals will be able to secure clinical hours faster with financial support under a new collaboration between a …

https://www.cpr.org/2024/05/21/msu-kaiser-collaboration-program-to-grow-diversity-mental-health-care-workers-in-colorado/

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NJ men in crisis hurt by shortage of male mental health therapists

(5 days ago) Web1:25. In the midst of a national mental health crisis, New Jersey psychologists say they have a problem: a dearth of male counselors that makes it harder for men in particular to …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/04/19/nj-men-in-crisis-male-mental-health-therapists-shortage/70105193007/

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Map of Health Professional Shortage Areas: Mental Health, by …

(Just Now) WebMap showing county-level data on Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), indicating counties that are entirely in a HPSA, partially in a HPSA, or not in a HPSA. …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/charts/7

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The Best (and Worst) States For Access to Mental Health Care

(9 days ago) WebIn the states faring best, about 60% (on average) of the population’s mental health needs are being met. New Jersey. Rhode Island. Utah. That’s a dramatic difference. Mental …

https://www.forhers.com/opinion/mental-health-accessibility-in-the-us

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Mental health inequities cost U.S. $477 billion per year, report says

(Just Now) WebAnd those inequities are expensive for society. According to a new report from Deloitte and the Meharry School of Global Health, inequities in mental health will cost the U.S. more …

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/05/16/mental-health-care-inequities-477-billion-per-year/

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The Behavioral Health Care Workforce - NIHCM

(7 days ago) WebThe United States is facing a significant shortage of mental health professionals, with nearly half of the population living in mental health workforce shortage areas. …

https://nihcm.org/publications/the-behavioral-health-care-workforce-shortages-solutions

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The Mental Health Association of NJ

(2 days ago) WebNeed emotional support, information and referrals? Call (866) 202-HELP (4357) Daily: 8am – 8pm. Concerned about a loved one's substance use? Call (855) 652-3737

https://www.mhanj.org/

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Find Shortage Areas - Health Resources and Services Administration

(1 days ago) WebFind Shortage Areas by Address. Enter an address to determine if it is in a shortage area: Geographic or Population HPSA or MUA/P and the details about that shortage area. …

https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area

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‘Peer specialists’ emerge to support patients amid constrained …

(9 days ago) WebCost benefit. Medicaid reimburses peer specialist services and is the largest payer of mental health services in most states in the U.S., including Minnesota. In 2019, …

https://www.startribune.com/peer-specialists-emerge-as-health-care-options-for-mental-health-substance-abuse/600366783/

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Finding Hope in the Youth Mental Health Crisis JSSA

(Just Now) WebThe symposium – Building and Sustaining Connections – was intensely focused on youth mental health challenges and treatment models of care. At the heart of all of them was …

https://www.jssa.org/hope-in-the-youth-mental-health-crisis/

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State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WebNEWARK –Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced new measures to promote access to mental health and substance use …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200715b.html

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As mental health crisis in Israel grows, child psychiatrists leave

(3 days ago) WebAs Mental Health Crisis in Israel Grows, Child and Teen Psychiatrists Leave Public Sector in Droves. Data presented at the Knesset Health Committee shows that despite an …

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-05-16/ty-article/.premium/as-mental-health-crisis-in-israel-grows-child-psychiatrists-leave-public-sector-in-droves/0000018f-81df-d720-a79f-abdf54270000

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Employee mental health accommodation requests increased last …

(8 days ago) WebThere was a 74% surge in employees requesting leave or accommodations for mental health-related issues over the past year, according to a new report from Littler, an …

https://fortune.com/2024/05/13/worker-mental-health-skyrockets-companies-are-unprepared/

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List of Hotlines for Mental Health Help - HealthCentral

(6 days ago) WebLGBTQ Hotline: 1-888-843-4564. National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to …

https://www.healthcentral.com/mental-health/get-help-mental-health

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Louisiana seniors have worst mental health in U.S. - MSN

(Just Now) WebThere are 167 Mental Health Care Professional Shortage Areas in Louisiana. Almost 80% of Louisianians do not live near mental health services.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/louisiana-seniors-have-worst-mental-health-in-u-s/ar-BB1mJYnS

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National Maternal Mental Health Hotline MCHB

(7 days ago) WebThe National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is free, confidential, and here to help, 24/7. 1-833-TLC-MAMA. Text Call Refer you to other health care professionals if you need …

https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline

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