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Mental Health Assessment and Screening Tools - Cook County ...

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The Current Child <strong>Mental</strong> <strong>Health</strong>Workforce Crisis Aging child psychiatry workforce Not enough medical students entering child psychiatry There are about 7,400 child psychiatrists actively practicing inthe United States Only 300 child psychiatrists complete formal education <strong>and</strong>training annually Shortage of child/adolescent psychiatric providers Inequitable distribution of these providers to largemetropolitan areas

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