The Distribution of the Youth Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural and Urban America in 2025
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Description
Examines the distribution of school counselors; youth, family, or school psychologists; youth or family mental health nurses; school social workers; and pediatric psychiatrists or behavioral pediatricians across rural and urban areas of the U.S. Features statistics with breakdowns by provider type and location by 6 levels of population density, and a county-level map with shadings showing rural counties with and without youth behavioral health clinicians.
Author(s)
Janessa M. Graves, Sara C. Woolcock, Lisa A. Garberson, C. Holly A. Andrilla
Date
04/2026
Organization
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Behavioral health
· Behavioral health workforce
· Children and youth
· Families
· Health disparities
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Mental health
· Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses
· Physicians
· Rural-urban differences
· Schools
· Statistics and data