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1408, 2019

Utah faces critical provider shortage amid nationwide mental health crisis

August 14th, 2019|

SALT LAKE CITY — While the country fights its mental health crisis, the Beehive State is poised to suffer in the skirmish, a new report says. Suicide has become the leading cause of death for young Utahns ages 10 to 24. Meanwhile, the demand for mental health providers in the state is growing at a pace that the current shortage can’t keep up with, according to the report released Wednesday by Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute in partnership with the Utah Hospital Association.

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