Federal and State Vaccine Mandates and The Behavioral Health Workforce

• By: Rachel A. Fernbach, Esq. NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• October 1st, 2021
• COVID-19, Fall 2021 Issue, legal challenges, vaccine mandates, workforce
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The COVID-19 public health emergency has contributed to workforce crises across almost all industries, fields and professions. The behavioral health field has not been immune. Even worse, behavioral health has historically been impacted by workforce challenges, stemming from “chronic underfunding...