Social workers are now at the frontline of the fight to mitigate Queensland's mental healthcare crisis amid a nationwide shortage of psychologists.
According to the Australia Institute of Health and Welfare, in 2020, there were 5,811 psychologists in the state, which equated to about one psychologist for every 800 Queenslanders.
The latest population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows 50,162 people migrated to Queensland from interstate in the 12 months to December last year.
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