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GAO report examines access challenges, workforce shortages
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32787
Subject(s) - economic shortage , workforce , accountability , government (linguistics) , business , rural area , economic growth , medicine , political science , economics , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , law
Taking note of the long‐standing concerns about the availability of behavioral health treatment, particularly for low‐income individuals, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that one potential barrier to treatment access has been shortages of qualified behavioral health professionals, particularly in rural areas.