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July 27, 2016

Loan relief helps attract mental health workers

  • With passage of the Affordable Care Act, the nation does not have enough mental health workers to meet the demand for care, leading to intense competition, especially in rural areas.
    • By VICKIE ALDOUS
    Mail Tribune

    MEDFORD, Ore. — Saddled with $75,000 in student loans, Chy Porter looked for an employer that offered a loan-forgiveness program when she hunted for a job in the mental health field.

    She chose to go to work as a mental health therapist for Jackson County Health and Human Services — which is competing for mental health workers amid a nationwide shortage.


     
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