The Mental Health Workforce A Primer

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Licenses.

Marriage.

Mental health facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Examines various definitions of mental health workforce, and profiles provider types identified by the Health Resources and Services Administration within HHS as "core mental health professionals," including psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, advanced practice psychiatric nurses, and marriage and family therapists. Describes three dimensions of mental health workforce that may influence quality of care, access to care, and costs of care, including licensure requirements and scope of practice for each provider type, estimated numbers of each provider type, and average annual wages for each provider type. Considers how these dimensions of the mental health workforce might inform certain policy discussions

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-3255 in the 2014 issue

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Mental Health Workforce

Publisher Number:

CRS-2015-DSP-0197

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