Mental Health Workforce Issues

Iowa Specific Mental Health Workforce Issues

Iowa Department of Public Health Mental Health Workforce Report

This comprehensive report, completed in 2006, details the locations, ages, and trends of a wide variety of mental health professionals throughout the state.  Of concern, is that for most of the categories of providers, those aging out of the system are not being adequately replaced. 

Task Force on the Iowa Physician Workforce

This report, released in May 2007, provides up-to-date information on all physicians in Iowa and calculates a "critical demand ratio" for each specialty - which quantifies the need vs. availability of each medical sub-specialty.  Psychiatry and Neurology are by far the two areas with high"critical demand ratios". 

IMS Task Force on Iowa's Health Infrastructure

This is a report from the Iow Medical Society released in April 2008 that provides further information and recommendations regarding the physician workforce in Iowa. 

Data on the Shortage of Psychiatrists in Iowa

Specific information on the availability and need for psychiatrists in Iowa; these are the same data used in the report above. 

Enhancing Iowa's Psychiatric Workforce

A powerpoint presentation which includes data on Iowa's psychiatric workforce and some strategies to enhance this.

National Mental Health Workforce Resources

Annapolis Coalition Report on Mental Health Workforce

This is a link to the Annapolis Coalition site - they have done a major report on mental health workforce development, that is a model for states to follow.