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The quantity and acuity of U.S. residents experiencing mental health challenges has steadily increased over the past 20 years—accelerating since the COVID-19 pandemic (Goodwin et al., 2022). To exacerbate the issue, inpatient care facilities face dramatic staffing challenges, as many nurses have retired or resigned. A recent study (American Nurses Foundation, 2022) shows that insufficient staffing is the most common reason nurses leave the profession; nine of ten nurses indicate that the hospital where they work is understaffed. In addition, hospital expense growth—of which, labor costs are the biggest contributor—has increased at a rate more than twice the average reimbursement rate (American Hospital Association, 2023). Burgeoning mental health needs combined with critical capacity issues and health system cost structures drive the need to more efficiently deploy direct care staff in the mental health inpatient setting.