Aligning training, regulation, and payment policy to advance the behavioral health workforce, in Health Affairs Scholar
key takeaway: "Training, regulation, and payment policies are often not aligned to effectively deploy the workforce to serve in new or expanded roles to meet behavioral health needs. We envision training, regulation, and payment as a three-legged stool that supports the health care workforce. In this commentary, we discuss why each leg of the stool is essential, offer examples of how misalignment occurs in the behavioral health workforce, and provide an example of how states can align these three factors to meet community behavioral health needs."
Gaps in Mental Health Care–Seeking Among Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, September 2022–May 2023, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
key takeaway: "Among providers surveyed, 26% reported mental health symptoms at levels meeting diagnostic criteria during September 2022–May 2023; however, only 20% of providers sought mental health care during the preceding year. Support from supervisors reduced the effect of work stressors on mental health symptoms. The primary barriers to care-seeking were difficulty getting time off from work and concerns about confidentiality and cost."