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title: Health Workforce Shortage Areas
description: "At the center of our national mental health crisis is a severe **[shortage](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-06-10/northeastern-states-have-fewest-mental-health-provider-shortages)** of behavioral health providers. More than one-third of Americans live in designated [Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas](https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas), communities that have fewer mental health providers than the minimum their level of…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/data/health-workforce-shortage-areas/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Data
tags:
  - Webpage
---

# Health Workforce Shortage Areas

At the center of our national mental health crisis is a severe **[shortage](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-06-10/northeastern-states-have-fewest-mental-health-provider-shortages)** of behavioral health providers. More than one-third of Americans live in designated [Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas](https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas), communities that have fewer mental health providers than the minimum their level of population would need.

 

**Source: **Health Resources and Service Administration

[Read More](https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas)

 

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