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137 million Americans — 40% of the country — live in a mental health provider shortage area, per HRSA, up 15 million in one year as insurers price clinicians out.
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.