This statistic shows the total number of mental health professionals in the U.S. in 2016, by type. There were a total number of 162,130 professional mental health counselors and 241,431 social workers in the U.S. in 2016.
Total number of mental health professionals in the U.S. in 2016, by type
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ACA. (December 1, 2016). Total number of mental health professionals in the U.S. in 2016, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813436/mental-health-professionals-total-in-us-by-type/
ACA. "Total number of mental health professionals in the U.S. in 2016, by type." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813436/mental-health-professionals-total-in-us-by-type/
ACA. (2016). Total number of mental health professionals in the U.S. in 2016, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813436/mental-health-professionals-total-in-us-by-type/
ACA. "Total Number of Mental Health Professionals in The U.S. in 2016, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813436/mental-health-professionals-total-in-us-by-type/
ACA, Total number of mental health professionals in the U.S. in 2016, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813436/mental-health-professionals-total-in-us-by-type/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Total number of mental health professionals in the U.S. in 2016, by type [Graph], ACA, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813436/mental-health-professionals-total-in-us-by-type/