Patients can have insufficient access to treatment on many systematic levels. First, the shortage of healthcare providers means many places in the United States simply don’t have enough providers to see everyone who needs behavioral health services, particularly true of psychiatry and substance use disorder treatment. More than 112 million Americans currently live in areas without enough mental health providers to cover the population.9 And on a national level, this provider shortage is expected to continue at least through 2025.10 Plus, insurance coverage for mental healthcare can be limiting, meaning patients without the finances to cover treatment may choose to go without care if they can’t afford it.11 Finally, it’s hard to measure the quality of behavioral healthcare received; most behavioral health treatments are evidence-based, yet it’s difficult to quantify patients’ results of treatment. Therefore, while less than half of patients with mental health disorders are accessing care, we don’t know how many of those who are being treated have improved quality health outcomes.11