The Staffing Search

In the behavioral health field, the clinical workforce shortage has been with us for a while—but in this post-pandemic period, it has new acuity. A recent report, State Of The Behavioral Health Workforce, 2024, puts the numbers in perspective, referring to “substantial shortages of addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, psychologists, psychiatric physician assistants/associates, psychiatrists, and school counselors are projected [through] 2037.”

There are a number of factors. The primary factor is an increase in demand for behavioral health services over the past decade—demand that is projected to increase by 18% until 2030 . . .