ABH Issue Brief: Outpatient Mental Health Access and Workforce Crisis

This brief provides a snapshot of exacerbated longstanding workforce challenges in behavioral healthcare settings as of 2021, based on a survey by the Association for Behavioral Healthcare (ABH). This survey was conducted between October and November 2021, and gathered information on current challenges in outpatient mental health treatment and the mental health workforce. The survey asked questions related to workforce recruitment and retention, vacancies, and access to outpatient mental health services.

• Issue Brief
• Issue Brief One-Pager
• Press Release: Survey Details Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis in Mass.