Recruiting Resources

Indianapolis has emerged as one of the Midwest's most dynamic behavioral health markets, driven by rapid population growth, the expansion of Indiana University Health's behavioral health programs, and a growing awareness of the state's significant mental health access...

Baltimore's behavioral health market is defined by contrast. It is home to Johns Hopkins Medicine — one of the most prestigious academic medical institutions in the world, with a psychiatry department that has shaped American mental health practice for generations —...

St. Louis sits at a crossroads of Midwestern and Southern behavioral health market dynamics — a city with a genuinely rich clinical training heritage, anchored by Washington University School of Medicine and Saint Louis University's social work and psychology...

Boston has one of the deepest behavioral health professional communities in the United States, anchored by the concentration of world-class academic medical centers — Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Harvard Medical...

San Diego's behavioral health market sits in California's shadow in more ways than one. As the second-largest city in California, San Diego is often overlooked in discussions of the state's behavioral health workforce — those conversations tend to center on Los...

Portland occupies a paradoxical position in the American behavioral health landscape. It is one of the most therapy-positive, mental-health-aware cities in the country — a culture that has normalized seeking mental health support across demographics, income levels,...

Minneapolis is one of the most distinctive behavioral health markets in the Midwest — a city with a nationally recognized healthcare infrastructure, a deep commitment to mental health access, and a licensed clinician workforce that is more developed than most...

Charlotte has become one of the most consequential behavioral health markets in the Southeast, and the pace of its growth is accelerating. The metro's extraordinary population expansion — Charlotte is consistently among the fastest-growing large cities in the United...

The behavioral health recruiting conversation almost always centers on clinicians — LCSWs, LPCs, PMHNPs, psychiatrists. And rightly so: without clinicians, there is no practice. But the organizations that scale successfully, that grow from a handful of clinicians to...

Starting a behavioral health group practice, behavioral health-focused DSO, or integrated care company is one of the most rewarding and most operationally demanding entrepreneurial undertakings in healthcare. The clinical mission is compelling, the market demand is...

The school-based mental health workforce shortage is one of the most consequential and least-addressed crises in American education and public health. The American School Counselor Association recommends a ratio of one school counselor to every 250 students; the...

Eating disorder treatment is one of the most specialized and most chronically understaffed sectors within behavioral health. The clinical complexity of eating disorder presentations — the combination of psychiatric, medical, and nutritional intervention that effective...