title: Turnover among Community Mental Health Workers in Ohio.
abstract: This study examined turnover of community mental health workers in 42 randomly selected mental health agencies in Ohio. The turnover rate in 2011 was 26 %. A regression analysis indicated that agencies with lower turnover offered higher maximum pay and were smaller in size, while those offering career advancement opportunities, such as career ladder programs, had higher turnover. The findings suggest that improving wages for workers is likely to reduce turnover. It is also possible that smaller agencies have lower turnover due to stronger relationships with workers and/or more successful hiring practices. Furthermore, turnover that occurs as a result of career advancement could have positive effects and should be examined separate from other types of turnover in the future.
authors.affiliation: Margaret Blenkner Research Institute, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH, USA. ashley.bukach@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ashley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bukach
authors.affiliation: Margaret Blenkner Research Institute, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Farida K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Ejaz
authors.affiliation: Margaret Blenkner Research Institute, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.affiliation: Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gitter
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Community mental health workers; Retention; Turnover