The Labor Gap

The current workforce issues in the behavioral health field are a strategic challenge at every level—clinicians, support workers, supervisors, and executives.;But the recent CNN headline,;Mental Health Jobs Will Grow 3 Times The Rate Of All US Jobs Over The Next Decade, was jarring. The projected growth of demand for psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, counselors, psychiatric aides, and social workers is expected to be three times that of all jobs in the United States.

The CNN article was based on recent U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) data that found the most rapid growth in . . .