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Gun violence, simple solutions, and mental health workforce shortage

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map of mental health shortage in USIt often takes a crisis to help us see a real problem that has been ignored for too long. One positive result that might yet emerge from the tethering of gun violence and mental health is a concerted, nationwide response to the mental health workforce crisis.  Sheps researchers, Kathleen C. Thomas, Alan R. Ellis, and Joseph P. Morrissey discuss this topic in a timely opinion piece.

OPINION: Gun Violence, Simple Solutions, and Mental Health Workforce Shortage