It took a tragedy in Texas for state officials to discuss the need for more mental health providers in the state. Dozens of counties there do not have any mental health providers. In Colorado, there is a similar story
DENVER — It took a tragedy in Texas for state officials to discuss the need for more mental health providers in the state. Dozens of counties there do not have any mental health providers.
“One of those is broadband. And so, we have a lack of broadband, or sometimes a lack of affordability for broadband out in our rural communities,” Mills said. Recruiting and retaining professionals in rural communities poses its own set of unique challenges because it can be hard to find someone willing to live in these areas.
“If you can find them from within those communities and sort of raise them up and upskill them and get them educated, then we're much more successful in building that workforce,” Johnson said.