Behavioral Health Business June 24, 2022
Approximately 130 million Americans live in 5,900 regions designated as having a mental health clinician shortage.
New data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shed light on the disparity in mental health clinician shortage between states. At a national level, the United States would require about 6,600 new mental health practitioners to meet the demand in areas the federal government designates health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).
The report, which is based on data maintained by the Health Resources and Services Administration, shows that only 28% of the mental health clinician need is met across all HPSAs.
New Jersey sees the highest percentage of need met at a 68.9% — 63.9 percentage point gap compared to the District of Columbia, the...