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In many rural and underserved areas of the country where clinical social workers are often the only available mental health provider , nursing home patients will be denied needed mental health treatment . The providers studied represented either health services ( primary medical care provider , health services , non-primary medical care provider , drug treatment agency , mental health provider , dental provider ) or social services ( case manager / client advocate , housing provider agency , supportive mental health provider , food and nutrition program ) . Clinical social workers are also the most cost-effective mental health providers billing at 75 percent of what psychologists and psychiatrists bill . Though many of us may feel scared or uncertain , one of the best ways to find a good mental health provider is to ask a trusted friend , relative or your family doctor . Additionally , nursing home residents , particularly those in rural and urban underserved areas would not get the mental health services they need , since clinical social workers are often the only mental health providers available to provide such services .