This rate refers to the number of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, and mental health counselors with active licenses in Florida. While other behavioral healthcare professionals, such as psychologists or school psychologists, are not included in this measure, it provides a helpful measure in understanding how workforce may be impacting the region’s access to behavioral health services.
As of FY 21-22, Southwest Florida had a rate of 88.3 behavioral health professionals/100,000 residents. To reach our target rate of 188.5 regionally, we need to add 1,450 more active licensed professionals.
