A new report demonstrates the need and opportunity for more significant investment in the rural mental health workforce.
As behavioral health organizations and investors look for different ways to grow, rural communities present opportunities to address higher-than-average unmet needs for mental health services and capitalize on challenging workforce trends, reports Behavioral Health Business.
“If there is an equal amount of demand across just the all population bases, we know that there is less demand being met in rural areas,” said Thad Shunkweiler, a professor with and the director of the Center for Rural Behavioral Health at Minnesota State University Mankato. Read more.
