Community/Behavioral Health providers as a group are made up primarily of business entities and/or provider groups. The Community/Behavioral Health specialty is generally very female-friendly with a large majority (76%) of providers reporting as female compared to only 23% reporting as male. People living in North Carolina, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas enjoy living in one of the 5 most popular states/territories where Community/Behavioral Health providers practice. In all, there are 47,534 registered Community/Behavioral Health providers in the United States with over 4,904 of those located in North Carolina alone while around 4,862 chose to practice in California.
Community/Behavioral Health providers have been assigned the 251S00000X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level II Classification. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Community/Behavioral Health specialists practice in 56 different states/territories.
A private or public agency usually under local government jurisdiction, responsible for assuring the delivery of community based mental health, mental retardation, substance abuse and/or behavioral health services to individuals with those disabilities. Services may range from companion care, respite, transportation, community integration, crisis intervention and stabilization, supported employment, day support, prevocational services, residential support, therapeutic and supportive consultation, environmental modifications, intensive in-home therapy and day treatment, in addition to traditional mental health and behavioral treatment.