US EditionMany Californians can’t get mental health help. Is it too hard to become a therapist?
- Eboni Moen, a 42-year-old living in rural Amador County, struggled for about two and a half years to find mental health help after her son's murder.
- California is experiencing a critical shortage of mental health professionals, with rural communities such as those in Amador County facing particularly limited access to care, affecting nearly one-third of the state's population.
- While working at a casino, Moen evaluated her personal mental health challenges and, in 2021, began college with the goal of becoming a therapist to support others facing similar issues.
- State leaders launched a $4.4 billion initiative in 2021, including $700 million for training new providers, yet many students find education too costly and completion unlikely before 2030.
- Despite increased funding and some growth in licensed therapists, persistent provider shortages and high demand suggest shortages will continue, especially in underserved rural counties like Amador.
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San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Many Californians can’t get mental health help. Is it too hard to become a therapist?
In her home in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Eboni Moen, 42, struggled to find help. Some days she would rock back and forth in her shower, crying uncontrollably and thinking back to her son’s murder. She needed a therapist, she said, someone who could help her process what happened and find appropriate medication. But in rural Amador County, where she lives, mental health providers are few and far between, and it took Moen about…
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In her home in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Eboni Moen, 42, struggled to find help. Some days she would rock back and forth in her shower, crying uncontrollably and thinking back to her son’s murder. She needed a therapist, she said, someone who could help her process what happened and find appropriate medication. But in rural Amador County, where she lives, mental health providers are few and far between, and it took Moen abou…
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