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Table 4 Estimates of the need for additional behavioral health patients and staff in 2010 by state1

From: A needs-based method for estimating the behavioral health staff needs of community health centers

State

Mental health patients

Psychiatrist FTE

Licensed MH FTE2

Other MH FTE3

Substance abuse patients

Substance abuse providers

AK

5,652

3.2

6.6

5.0

1,178

6.4

AL

39,916

16.0

100.6

38.2

5,116

30.8

AR

18,512

7.6

45.7

18.5

2,755

15.8

AZ

36,331

18.9

99.2

40.9

5,967

38.6

CA

298,138

118.8

779.9

280.6

46,093

277.3

CO

37,120

21.1

113.5

38.8

8,145

50.4

CT

17,656

4.0

20.0

18.0

3,797

21.9

DC

2,790

1.1

30.8

8.1

2,380

13.6

DE

3,498

1.7

8.2

4.3

535

3.1

FL

103,175

44.3

297.6

115.8

15,435

96.6

GA

41,670

16.0

98.7

40.9

5,668

30.6

HI

5,881

2.8

10.7

6.0

1,687

7.1

IA

17,687

7.6

42.2

18.7

2,730

15.8

ID

7,401

3.7

11.1

14.0

1,693

10.9

IL

104,439

39.1

283.8

117.5

20,697

115.4

IN

26,280

13.4

70.9

24.7

4,749

27.5

KS

9,814

4.7

17.5

12.3

1,833

9.4

KY

27,927

12.8

68.8

33.1

4,543

25.3

LA

13,704

7.0

30.1

20.0

3,219

16.7

MA

43,818

16.7

77.9

46.0

8,320

45.0

MD

22,866

7.8

40.0

27.6

3,289

17.4

ME

10,496

5.3

17.8

15.8

2,138

13.0

MI

47,030

23.8

100.1

58.8

8,409

46.7

MN

7,664

5.6

19.3

9.2

2,117

14.6

MO

27,773

11.8

60.1

29.1

4,611

31.1

MS

38,201

16.4

96.6

37.6

5,129

32.7

MT

6,054

4.5

13.5

8.0

1,199

6.9

NC

36,461

16.0

94.7

38.5

5,723

34.7

ND

3,019

1.3

7.0

3.1

358

2.2

NE

3,303

2.6

13.3

3.5

1,064

6.3

NH

6,405

3.4

13.5

7.0

703

4.5

NJ

49,345

20.2

120.0

47.4

7,565

44.3

NM

15,411

7.3

29.0

20.0

3,672

19.5

NY

111,123

36.4

216.4

133.5

18,775

114.7

OH

45,883

19.4

111.0

52.7

8,029

46.0

OK

12,080

5.1

25.7

13.6

2,220

13.9

OR

14,177

8.5

26.6

17.1

3,474

15.0

PA

50,328

17.2

126.2

42.8

8,405

58.4

PR

43,724

18.8

113.0

49.4

7,052

40.5

RI

9,254

5.3

20.5

11.5

2,054

11.8

SC

35,732

15.8

85.1

41.0

6,107

35.2

SD

6,747

2.8

16.4

7.2

1,055

6.0

TN

38,603

17.3

94.8

42.4

6,456

38.5

TX

95,741

36.4

237.4

112.5

16,446

99.4

UT

10,593

5.9

25.0

12.5

2,132

12.2

VA

27,912

12.7

59.1

32.1

4,713

26.7

VT

7,045

3.1

14.1

11.4

1,259

7.6

WA

55,700

29.3

140.6

47.6

9,566

55.7

WI

11,051

3.7

35.7

18.3

3,645

20.8

WV

36,414

15.6

86.2

42.1

5,675

32.0

WY

1,625

0.5

3.7

2.5

178

1.9

  1. 1States and U.S. territories with fewer than 3 grantees were excluded from this table.
  2. 2Psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, other licensed mental health professionals (psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioners, family therapists, and other licensed master’s degree-prepared clinicians).
  3. 3Certified individuals who provide counseling, treatment or support services related to mental health professionals.