News Search Results for: behavioral health workforce
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Date: Mar 5, 2024
Discusses challenges with accessing mental healthcare, particularly in rural areas. Notes workforce shortages and low pay as contributors to limited access. Also discusses challenges for military service members including long wait times for appointments. Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office.
...appointments. Tagged as Access · Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Veterans...
Date: Mar 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is requesting information to assist in the development of a national standard of practice for VA peer specialists. Outlines the proposed national standard of practice for VA peer specialists, who are Veterans who self-identify with a lived experience of recovery from a mental health condition and have been professionally trained to help other Veterans with similar experiences. Comments are due by May 13, 2024. Source: Federal Register.
...health condition and have been professionally trained to help other Veterans with similar experiences. Comments are due by May 13, 2024. Tagged as Behavioral health workforce...
Date: Apr 1, 2024
Offers highlights of public health priorities identified by Governors across the country during the National Governors Association's 2024 State of the State. Discusses behavioral health, public health, maternal and child health, rural healthcare workforce, and rural facility closures. Source: National Governors Association.
...health priorities identified by Governors across the country during the National Governors Association's 2024 State of the State. Discusses behavioral health, public health, maternal and child health, rural healthcare workforce...
Date: Apr 11, 2024
A new initiative in Kansas for farmers and rural residents will address healthcare challenges including local access, caregiver support, telehealth, behavioral health, maternal healthcare worker shortages, and grant writing support. Source: Brownfield Ag News.
...behavioral health, maternal healthcare worker shortages, and grant writing support. Tagged as Access · Behavioral health · Farmers and farmworkers · Grant writing · Health workforce...
Date: Apr 17, 2024
A rural pediatric partnership is expanding into new areas in rural Georgia. The initiative equips rural hospitals with the tools, best practices, training, and research to offer quality healthcare in rural areas, aiding residents who would otherwise have to travel for specialty care. Initiative offers support for emergency department care, pediatrician and telehealthcare, and behavioral and mental health assessments and interventions. The program also offers scholarships for students who commit to working in rural communities. Source: The Den.
...health assessments and interventions. The program also offers scholarships for students who commit to working in rural communities. Tagged as Access · Behavioral health · Children and youth · Emergency department and urgent care services · Health workforce...