Behavioral health leaders are grappling with a workforce paradox: Demand for services continues to grow, yet funding uncertainty and inadequate reimbursement rates are forcing some providers to reduce staff and scale back services. Here are 14 layoffs to know: 1.…
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Universities are investing in the behavioral health workforce by expanding certificates and degree programs amid nationwide shortages. This comes as workforce shortages worsened in 2025 from 2024, according to federal data. As of Dec. 13, 2025, the number of designated mental…
Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine launched a child and adolescent integrated behavioral healthcare concentration in collaboration with Boston Medical Center’s TEAM UP Scaling and Sustainability Center, according to an Oct. 22 BU Today report. The concentration is…
Physician burnout continues to decline nationwide, but hospitals and health systems are taking different approaches to addressing workplace stress, including changes to physician surveys, board oversight and clinician leadership training, according to a American Hospital Assocation report. The American Medical…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Newport Healthcare permanently laid off approximately 68 employees from its Newport Academy facility in St. Cloud, Minn. Newport implemented the layoffs on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, according to a WARN notice received by Minnesota’s State Rapid Response…
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New licensed clinical social workers often arrive with strong clinical foundations, but behavioral health leaders say the harder lessons come after licensure: judging what matters most, knowing when to escalate, and working inside the systems that shape care. Becker’s asked…
The nation’s shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists has pushed medical educators to rethink how long training should take — and early evidence suggests the physicians coming out of shortened, competency-based programs are arriving better prepared than ever, according to…
A March report from Inseparable found nearly half of states were found to meet 25% or less of their estimated mental health workforce needs. Now, health systems are investing in new psychiatric residency programs as the shortage of mental health…
Health systems are increasingly turning to a workforce that doesn’t require a clinical license: individuals who have experienced a psychiatric disorder — such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or substance use disorder — and have been trained to counsel or…
Residency prepares new psychiatrists to practice medicine, but leaders say the first years after training bring a different kind of learning curve: owning a full episode of care, leading across a complex system of treatment levels and getting comfortable acknowledging…