Except it's from the other end--do we have an abundance of generalists, but a shortage of specialists?

I can't imagine this happening with people with other health conditions. People get referred to specialists all the time by primary care professionals, but what if you had a disease that required specialty care, (not a rare, little known disease), and you could not find a competent specialist? Or you were given a list of them, and none took insurance? Sometimes people have to travel to get to specialists, like if you have a rare disease or live in rural areas.

So how does one find a trauma specialists? Some here on PC seem to be informed about such things, what to look for, etc., but what about everyone else? I've read about how so many of us had go through trial and error to find a competent therapist; some had to experience considerable emotional damage along the way. That is really sad.

Maybe Licketysplit has the right idea here. We could start an advocacy group here on PC.