Where Are the Mental-Health Providers? As more patients seek help, advocates scramble to expand pro

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Millions of Americans with mental illness are hearing a loud and clear message: Get help. There’s still one question: Who is going to treat them?

The shortage of mental-health providers in the U.S. has long been considered a significant problem. But it is becoming more acute as people are encouraged to seek treatment, or find they are able to afford it for the first time as a result of new federal requirements that guarantee mental-health coverage in insurance plans.

That’s prompting a sea change in attitudes among mental-health advocates, who are starting to look at solutions that are broader than just training more psychiatrists.

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