VA心理学家面临人员短缺、工作量增加和系统性挑战等创纪录的现象。 VA psychologists face burnout amid record staffing shortages, rising caseloads, and systemic challenges.

退伍军人事务部的心理学家在人员严重短缺的情况下面临着广泛的烧尽,据2025财政年度报告,有4 400多个关键空缺——57%的退伍军人医疗中心提到严重心理短缺,这是七年来最高的。 Psychologists at the Department of Veterans Affairs are facing widespread burnout amid severe staffing shortages, with over 4,400 critical vacancies reported in fiscal year 2025—57% of VA medical centers cite severe psychologist shortages, the highest in seven years. 尽管VA关注心理健康和预防自杀,但心理学家人数十年来首次下降,丧失了200多个职位。 Despite the VA’s focus on mental health and suicide prevention, the number of psychologists dropped for the first time in over a decade, losing more than 200 positions. 前工作人员描述的情况是,从支助性辅导转向高压、量度驱动的工作,工作量不断增加,耗尽率正常化。 Former staff describe a shift from supportive mentorship to high-pressure, metrics-driven work, with caseloads increasing and burnout normalized. 该机构继续推出数百个空缺职位,但征聘和留用仍然是重大挑战,因为系统性压力破坏了护理质量。 The agency continues to post hundreds of openings, but recruitment and retention remain major challenges as systemic pressures undermine care quality.