Expanding Behavioral Health Teams in Care Deserts With Community Health Workers and Peer Support Specialists
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Report explores the role community health workers can play in expanding behavioral health access to rural areas and care deserts. Highlights how community health workers can support behavioral health access through outreach activities, serving as community liaisons, screening for behavioral health concerns, and providing community education, among other measures.
Date
02/2026
Organization
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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· Behavioral health
· Behavioral health workforce
· Community health workers
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Service delivery models
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
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- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, view details