Behavioral Health Workforce Attrition Is a Death Spiral
HRSA projects a 114,000 behavioral health worker shortage by 2037. Turnover is outpacing new entrants — training more clinicians won't fix why they burn out.
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Healthcare Worker Burnout Is Moral Injury
51% of nurses and 41% of physicians report burnout, per 2025 NIOSH data. That's not exhaustion. That's moral injury, and the system blames clinicians for it.
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