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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse

(9 days ago) WEBTexas currently can’t use over 700 of its 2,911 funded state psychiatric hospital beds due to workforce shortages, said officials with Texas Health and Human Services. As of Dec. 31, state

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/21/texas-mental-health-workforce-shortage/

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Table of Contents - Texas Health and Human Services

(3 days ago) WEBFigure 2. Number of Mental Health Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSA) in Each State, 202218 Figure 2. Number of Mental Health Care Health Professional …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/texas-statewide-behavioral-health-strategic-plan-progress-report-dec-2023.pdf

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How Texas’ mental health vision fell apart The Texas Tribune

(8 days ago) WEBThe need for these mental health services is only rising. Texas 988 centers in 2021 answered 60,000 calls, a 92 percent increase compared to 2018. The average …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/22/texas-mental-health-system-challenges/

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Texas Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage Snapshot

(4 days ago) WEBTexas Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage Snapshot Professional Shortage Areas (MHPSAs). Rural Health Information Hub. (2021). Map of Health Professional …

https://mentalhealthtx.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/BH-WF-Shortage-Snapshot-Final_Jan-2023_1.17.23.pdf

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About 98% of Texas counties have a mental health …

(2 days ago) WEBA Texas Department of State Health Services dashboard says 248 of 254 entire counties have mental health professional shortages, plus three more counties (Lubbock, Dallas and Nueces) …

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/about-98-of-texas-counties-have-a-mental-health-professional-shortage/

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Medicaid’s lower payout a turnoff for Texas mental health …

(9 days ago) WEBThat’s because few mental health professionals will accept the federal insurance coverage for low-income individuals. The main reason? In Texas, Medicaid …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/28/texas-mental-health-medicaid/

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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse

(8 days ago) WEBThe workforce issues reach the highest levels of the mental health system. Texas currently can’t use over 700 of its 2,911 funded state psychiatric hospital beds …

https://www.tpr.org/bioscience-medicine/2023-02-21/texas-shortage-of-mental-health-care-professionals-is-getting-worse

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What’s driving the increased demand for mental health …

(5 days ago) WEBYoung people and people of color are driving the demand for mental health services across the country. That national trend is reflected here in Texas, too. To get to the bottom of the issue, the …

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/whats-driving-the-increased-demand-for-mental-health-care-in-texas/

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Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan: Progress …

(3 days ago) WEBTexas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2017-2021. 2. The SBHCC identified 15 gaps in behavioral health. 3. infrastructure and services that must …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/texas-statewide-behavioral-health-strategic-plan-progress-report-dec-2022.pdf

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In rural Texas, ERs are facing a growing mental health crisis

(3 days ago) WEBFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also …

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/07/texas-mental-health-hospitals-er/

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CRISIS POINT: Mental Health Workforce Shortages in Texas

(7 days ago) WEBA similar critical shortage in mental health care professionals is often overlooked. Yet the most severe health pro-fession shortages are in mental health services.1 Texas ranks …

https://www.mhm.org/images/stories/docs/Mental_Health_Crisis_final_032111.pdf

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Texas ranks last in mental health care among U.S. states

(7 days ago) WEBScott Simon speaks with Dr. Sarah Wakefield, the chair of psychiatry at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, about the state's …

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/04/1103075887/texas-ranks-last-in-mental-health-care-among-u-s-states

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SHCC HB1023 Mental health Workforce Shortage …

(1 days ago) WEBFollowing from the DSHS report, the recommendations are organized around five key approaches aimed at mitigating the shortage: I) Increasing the size of the mental …

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/chs/hprc/publications/HB1023%20Recs_DSHS.pdf

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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2016, the warnings about the future of the Texas mental health care workforce were clear. “More than 80 percent of Texas counties are designated as …

https://dallasweekly.com/2023/02/texas-shortage-of-mental-health-care-professionals-is-getting-worse/

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Texas' mental health care workforce sees shortage in professionals …

(2 days ago) WEBIn 2016, the warnings about the future of the Texas mental health care workforce were clear. "More than 80 percent of Texas counties are designated as …

https://abc13.com/mental-health-services-in-texas-professional-shortages-funding-for-america/12853926/

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How is the Mental Health Workforce in Texas Distributed?

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2019, there were 70,642 providers in Texas’ mental health workforce, yielding a statewide ratio of 242.0 mental health providers per 100,000 people.1,2 The map below …

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/chs/hprc/publications/Mental-Health-Workforce.pdf

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Texas Stuggles With Mental Healthcare - Reform Austin

(7 days ago) WEBThe widespread nature of the shortage areas means that about 41.6 percent of Texas’ estimated 29 million people can’t receive mental health care. The Kaiser …

https://www.reformaustin.org/healthcare/a-state-of-need-texas-struggles-with-mental-healthcare-2/

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Workforce shortages in the state’s psychiatric - The Texas Tribune

(5 days ago) WEBWorkforce shortages in the state psychiatric hospital system prolong jail time for mentally ill Texans. The state has added more beds for jail inmates who need …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/texas-state-hospitals-mental-health-workforce-shortage/

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Shortage Area Designations Texas DSHS

(4 days ago) WEBThe shortage designation process helps target and distribute limited resources to the areas that need the most assistance with increasing the supply, capacity, and distribution of …

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/texas-primary-care-office-tpco/health-professional-shortage-area-designations

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In rural Texas, ERs are facing a growing mental health crisis - Daily …

(2 days ago) WEBThe mental health workforce shortage is more acute in rural areas, adding to rising patient loads in hospital ERs. By Liza Kalinina, The Texas Tribune For 24/7 …

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/12/2239584/-In-rural-Texas-ERs-are-facing-a-growing-mental-health-crisis

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Watch a May 22 talk on young Texans’ mental health needs The …

(7 days ago) WEBFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You …

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/30/young-texans-mental-health/

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Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas Statistics

(7 days ago) WEBMental Health HPSA Totals 6,227 122,206,512 26.75 %(6 Statistics. data.HRSA.gov 3 of 15 May 15, 2024 Data as of: 04/01/2024 Table 2. Health Professional Shortage Areas: …

https://data.hrsa.gov/Default/GenerateHPSAQuarterlyReport

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Workforce - Texas Hospital Association - tha

(7 days ago) WEBThe state has well-document shortages of primary care physicians and other specialists, including psychiatrists. More than 80 percent of Texas counties are …

https://www.tha.org/issues/workforce/

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States with the biggest mental health care deserts - KVIA

(Just Now) WEBADHD Advisor used data from the Health Resources & Services Administration to map and analyze mental health provider shortages across the United …

https://kvia.com/news/business-technology/stacker-science/2024/05/17/states-with-the-biggest-mental-health-care-deserts/

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Texas’ shortage of mental health care experts is getting worse

(1 days ago) WEBShortage of mental health care professionals worsening in Texas kens5.com. Two construction workers in serious condition after freak accident; …

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-mental-health-care-shortage/273-ec8f7dd3-21f8-403a-85f6-613c3474022b

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Texas is the worst state for mental health care, Forbes Advisor …

(7 days ago) WEBBased on that information, Texas topped the list as the worst state for mental health care for the second time in two years. The report found that Texas has the second highest …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/texas-is-the-worst-state-for-mental-health-care-forbes-advisor-finds/ar-BB1mrS8x

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Mental health inequities cost U.S. $477 billion per year, report says

(Just Now) WEBAccording to a new report from Deloitte and the Meharry School of Global Health, inequities in mental health will cost the U.S. more than $477 billion this year. …

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/05/16/mental-health-care-inequities-477-billion-per-year/

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New $305 million Austin State Hospital unveiled The Texas Tribune

(2 days ago) WEBThe facility has 240 single-person rooms, a basketball gym and outdoor courtyards. It’s part of a $2.5 billion overhaul of the state’s mental health hospital system.

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/15/texas-psychiatric-hospitals-mental-health/

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Telemedicine use by Texas Medicaid patients grew statewide even …

(1 days ago) WEBTexas A&M School of Public Health study finds patients statewide had more telemedicine care visits for mental health conditions between 2013 and 2018. For …

https://vitalrecord.tamhsc.edu/telemedicine-use-by-texas-medicaid-patients-grew-statewide-even-pre-covid-especially-in-rural-areas/

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New $305 million Austin State Hospital unveiled as Texas revamps

(5 days ago) WEBThe facility has 240 single-person rooms, a basketball gym and outdoor courtyards. It’s part of a $2.5 billion overhaul of the mental health hospital system.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2024/05/15/new-305-million-austin-state-hospital-unveiled-as-texas-revamps-psychiatric-system/

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Exclusive: New program creates "youth corps" for mental health

(8 days ago) WEBHundreds of young adults will be trained to help their peers access mental health care and other supports in a first-of-its-kind service program aimed at addressing …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/15/youth-mental-health-corps

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Carroll University is offering free mental health counseling - MSN

(3 days ago) WEBAmid workforce shortages and high demands for services, Carroll University will offer free counseling services for 15 weeks this summer. One of the biggest obstacles to …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/carroll-university-is-offering-free-mental-health-counseling-services-this-summer-here-s-why/ar-BB1myyFd

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Eleven States Launch New Initiative to Address America’s Youth …

(8 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, DC— In response to America’s youth mental health crisis, 11 states are joining forces with AmeriCorps, the Schultz Family Foundation and Pinterest …

https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/eleven-states-launch-new-initiative-address-americas-youth-mental-health

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Three patients die by suicide inside a secure Brisbane public …

(6 days ago) WEBProfessor Emmerson, a member of the Queensland Mental Health Commission advisory council, said the state was about 3000 mental health staff and …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/mental-health-unit-suicide-deaths-prince-charles-hospital/103843156

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Florida ranks in bottom 10 states for mental health care. Here's why

(Just Now) WEBFlorida has the fourth-highest percentage of adults who have a mental health disorder and could not see a doctor due to cost (30.1%). Florida stands out as …

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/2024/05/08/florida-mental-illness-health-cost-care-rankings-insurance/73596305007/

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