Interprofessional education can help close the gap in behavioral health workforce
Modern Healthcare
|November 20, 2018
Summary
The behavioral health workforce faces critical shortages, posing a significant threat to public health. Mental health and substance use disorders are projected to become the leading cause of global disability.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Healthcare Workforce Studies
- Mental Health Services Research
Background:
- Projected health profession workforce shortages over the next decade are severe.
- Behavioral health is identified as the most critical area of need.
- Mental health and substance use disorders are rapidly increasing as causes of global disability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the escalating crisis in the behavioral health workforce.
- To underscore the growing impact of mental health and substance use disorders.
- To emphasize the urgent need for strategic workforce development in behavioral health.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of current and projected health profession workforce data.
- Review of epidemiological trends in mental health and substance use disorders.
- Synthesis of global health burden statistics.
Main Results:
- Behavioral health workforce shortages are projected to be the most severe.
- Mental health and substance use disorders are a rapidly growing cause of disability.
- By 2020, these disorders were estimated to surpass physical diseases in disability impact.
Conclusions:
- Immediate and substantial investment in the behavioral health workforce is imperative.
- Addressing workforce shortages is crucial to mitigating the rising disability burden from mental health and substance use disorders.
- Policy and practice changes are needed to support and expand the behavioral health workforce.
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