Filling the gaps in the behavioral health workforce
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- Bipartisan Policy Center, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Bipartisan Policy Center, January 2023
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Behavioral Medicine Community Health Workers Health Workforce Mental Health Services United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The United States faces a growing shortage of licensed behavioral health care specialists - psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers - and that shortage comes at a time when rates of mental illness and substance use disorder (SUD) are high and rising. The shortage has severely limited access to treatment, particularly among underserved communities. To help address the access gap, federal policymakers should take steps to foster a behavioral health workforce that extends beyond licensed professionals.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (80 pages)) : illustrations
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918645387906676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918645387906676