With Too Few Mental Health Providers, More Patients Turn to Primary Care

The Texas Tribune

Jun 17, 2024

Discusses the impact of Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas on primary care in Texas. Discusses a collaborative care model of healthcare that includes behavioral health screenings in primary care appointments. Highlights a successful statewide network for improving youth psychiatric care. Notes the challenges specific to rural residents.

Access · Health screening · Health workforce shortage designations · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Networking and collaboration · Service delivery models · Texas