A Faltering Behavioral Health Workforce and a Prescription for Progress

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health workforce, clinician burnout, emotional labor, professional development, recruitment and retention, regulatory challenges, technology in behavioral health, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce shortage
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The behavioral healthcare workforce is under considerable duress and ill equipped to meet a moment marked by unprecedented rates of mental illness, substance dependence, and other indices of human distress. By some measures, approximately half of mental health professionals report burnout because...

Helping Transition Age Youth and Young Adults Achieve their Goals

• By: Evelyn Frankford, MSW Consultant
• October 1st, 2019
• education support, employment opportunities, engagement strategies, integrated care, mental health recovery, technology in behavioral health, transition age youth, young adults
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As with all young adults, a central focus for Transition Age Youth and Young Adults (TAYYA) ages 16 to 25 with serious mental health challenges is building a life in the community. Doing so requires completing their education and getting satisfying work. If these young people have spent serious...