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Addressing Mental Health Workforce Needs
June 10, 2020
Global MHTTC
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Medical Professional (Physician, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant)
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Mental Health Professional (Social Worker, Psychologist, Counselor, MFT)
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Recovery Specialist
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Criminal Justice Professional
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Addictions Counselor
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Educator

The US has a major shortage of mental health providers, as well as barriers to accessing evidence-based and culturally and linguistically responsive care among diverse subpopulations. Curated by the MHTTC Workforce Development Working Group, this document defines the mental health workforce and workforce development, identifies major needs of the mental health workforce, and highlights projects of the MHTTC Network designed to address those needs.