Amid labor crisis, behavioral health workers await $200m windfall

When she couldn’t find a friend or relative’s couch to sleep on, she warmed the blanket while driving, then parked and slept for a few hours until the heat leached away. Miranda was getting her masters degree in social work at Simmons University, yet she was essentially homeless as she balanced part-time classes and homework, while spending a minimum of 24 hours a week in mandatory, unpaid, or poorly paid, field work. On those chilly nights in 2022, Dulcelina Miranda appreciated the electric blanket her brother gave her, along with...