Mental health advocates face worker shortage UPDATED 6:30 PM ET Jun. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:58 PM ET Jun. 28, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:58 PM EDT Jun. 28, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic put a focus on mental health needs, but now service providers in New York say they are struggling to meet demand amid concerns over funding and a lack of staff.
But now, service providers are being asked to do more as people emerge from more than a year of isolation and social distancing and grapple with the subsequent mental health strain of the crisis. The pandemic, we saw the mental health needs have increased. Unfortunately, our workforce has shrunk, Association for Community Living Executive Director Sebrina Barrett said.
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