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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is …

(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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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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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: …

(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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Texas governor’s much-touted mental health care expansion falls …

(7 days ago) WEBAbbott's oft-cited $105.5M spending response to the mass shooting includes $5.8 million to fund the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine, $4.7 million …

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/texas-governors-touted-mental-health-care-expansion-falls/story?id=92686446

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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting …

(4 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 …

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

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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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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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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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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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HHSC Recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month

(8 days ago) WEBAUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month by providing resources and …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/news/2024/05/hhsc-recognizes-may-mental-health-awareness-month

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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 having …

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

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Most providers aren't able to treat older adults with mental illness

(6 days ago) WEBAround 80% of dementia patients, at some point, experience a mental health problem, said Dr. Kenneth Robbins, a geriatric psychiatrist at Agrace Hospice in Madison.

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/health/2024/05/08/most-providers-arent-able-to-treat-older-adults-with-mental-illness/73556127007/

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Vista del Mar hospital could be reinstated for involuntary patients

(2 days ago) WEBThe county's top mental health official, Loretta Denering, removed Vista del Mar's authorization in October, citing repeated failures and lack of progress in correcting …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/05/13/vista-del-mar-psychiatric-hospital-suspension-review/73512318007/

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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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A Leader in Psychiatric-Mental Health: USU’s Dr. Regina Owen …

(3 days ago) WEBMay 9, 2024 by Hadiyah Brendel. A Uniformed Services University (USU) associate professor and program director of the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of …

https://news.usuhs.edu/2024/05/a-leader-in-psychiatric-mental-health.html

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String of killings have put spotlight on adequacy of mental health …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Care Quality Commission, the NHS care regulator, said last year there had been a “notable decline” in the quality of care provided by specialist mental health …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/30/killings-adequacy-of-mental-health-care-nhs

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Oregon’s director of youth behavioral health acknowledges - MSN

(5 days ago) WEBOregon ranks dead last in balancing the prevalence of youth mental illness with access to care, given high rates of youth with mental health conditions and the lack of available …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/oregon-s-director-of-youth-behavioral-health-acknowledges-profound-shortage-of-needed-care-q-a/ar-BB1mjpZ5

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Letters to the Editor - Protesters, presidential immunity, scripture

(2 days ago) WEBReaders say protesters are anti-Israeli; would like more coverage of what presidential immunity means; discuss the meaning of scripture; and comment on mental …

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2024/05/13/letters-to-the-editor-protesters-presidential-immunity-dallas-county-jail-scripture/

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Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health

(2 days ago) WEBRhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley …

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2024-05-13/feds-accuse-rhode-island-of-warehousing-kids-with-mental-health-developmental-disabilities

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Texas’ shortage of mental health care experts is getting worse

(Just Now) WEBShortage of mental health care professionals worsening in Texas wfaa.com. Two construction workers in serious condition after freak accident; Neighbors …

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

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MDE Office of Career and Technical Education Director Earns …

(2 days ago) WEBGo to Health & Safety This MDE office provides resources and technical assistance in physical education, sex education, health education, behavioral, …

https://www.michigan.gov/mde/news-and-information/press-releases/2024/05/13/mde-office-of-career-and-technical-education-director-earns-lifetime-achievement-award

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