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Large behavioral health providers in New Jersey have gained new financial stability in recent years, but frontline caregivers continue to struggle with low pay and poor working conditions, according to a labor organization seeking to unionize staff at these facilities.
In a few cases, executive compensation at the nonprofit, community-based operators grew significantly over a five-year period, while the salaries and benefits for counselors, social workers and other direct-care staff barely kept pace with inflation, the union alleges. The result, it says, is high workforce turnover and staffers who feel undervalued a situation that diminishes the quality of care for individuals with mental-health and substance-use disorders.
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