Woman sitting with clipboard listening to patient

Insights

Addressing San Diego’s Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage

Jake Segal and San Diego Workforce Partnership

From the Social Finance Institute

Public Sector Solutions, Workforce & Economic Mobility, Health, Pay It Forward Funds

Close

Register to Download


You will also receive email updates with publications and other updates from Social Finance. We will not share or sell your personal information.

San Diego County is facing a significant behavioral health worker shortage. This report, published by the San Diego Workforce Partnership in collaboration with Social Finance’s Vice President and Head of Impact Advisory and Public Sector Practice Jake Segal, estimates that the county is 8,000 behavioral health workers short of the 25,000 needed to meet its residents’ urgent behavioral health needs. Download the report to learn more about the problem and potential solutions, including a renewable workforce training fund.

Related Insight

Video: 2022 Behavioral Health Workforce Symposium
Jake Segal on Pay It Forward models title slide

Video: 2022 Behavioral Health Workforce Symposium

Social Finance Vice President and Head of Impact Advisory and Public Sector Practice Jake Segal spoke about possible solutions to the County of San Diego's behavioral health workforce shortage.

Jake Segal and San Diego Workforce Partnership