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11. California's Behavioral Health Services Workforce is Inadequate for Older Adults
Date: Jan 2019

Describes gaps in California's behavioral health workforce that serves older adults and offers recommendations for addressing them. Highlights the impact of the Workforce Education and Training (WET) funding on the state's public mental health system. Discusses the behavioral health needs of older adults, the number and distribution of the state's behavioral health workforce, and workforce challenges, particularly for rural areas.

...health system. Discusses the behavioral health needs of older adults, the number and distribution of the state's behavioral health workforce...

12. Closing Behavioral Health Workforce Gaps: A HRSA Program Expanding Direct Mental Health Service Access in Underserved Areas
Date: Jun 2018

Commentary describing HRSA's Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training program, an initiative to address behavioral health disparities through supply and distribution of providers to underserved areas. Includes statistics on employment status and location of 1,975 graduates of the program.

...Behavioral health workforce · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Statistics and data...

13. Washington's Behavioral Health Workforce: Barriers and Solutions - Phase I Report and Recommendations
Date: Dec 2019

Report details the barriers affecting the Washington State's behavioral health workforce and discusses potential policy solutions to address them. Includes recommendations based on current levels of workforce and access to care, as well as reciprocity agreements, among other barriers to address throughout the state.

...Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board Tagged as Access · Behavioral health · Health workforce supply and demand...

14. Washington's Behavioral Health Workforce: Barriers and Solutions - Phase II Report and Recommendations
Date: Dec 2020

Report highlights an assessment of the barriers affecting the Washington State's behavioral health workforce and discusses potential policy solutions to address them. Includes recommendations pertaining to reimbursement incentives, training, and reciprocity agreements, among other barriers to address throughout the state, including in rural areas.

...Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board Tagged as Access · Behavioral health · Health workforce supply and demand...

15. Supply and Distribution of the Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural America
Date: Sep 2016

Discusses and compares the provider to population ratios of the behavioral health workforce in metropolitan and nonmetro (micropolitan and non-core) U.S. counties. A state-level analysis of the study is also available with information for all states.

...Health Research Center Tagged as Behavioral health workforce · County-by-county data · Health workforce supply...

16. The Supply and Distribution of the Behavioral Health Workforce in America: A State-Level Analysis
Date: Jul 2017

State-level analysis of the supply and distribution of the behavioral health workforce. Provides individual data briefs for each state and includes information on the following health professionals: psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and counselors. Findings are shown in actual numbers, as a ratio of providers per 100,000 population, and by metro/non-metro status. Builds on the work and research of an earlier companion brief.

...Health Research Center Tagged as Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand...

17. The Arizona Behavioral Health Workforce
Date: Nov 2020

Brief reporting on behavioral health needs in Arizona, the distribution of workforce by profession, rural disparities in access to behavioral health providers.

...behavioral health providers. Author(s) B Koch, S Coates, D Derksen Date 11/2020 Type Document Organization Arizona Center for Rural Health Tagged as Access · Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce...

18. Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska Legislative Report FY 2020 & 2021
Date: Dec 2021

Provides an overview of the demographic and geographic characteristics of the behavioral health workforce in Nebraska. Discusses behavioral health workforce recruitment, education, funding, and retention strategies in the state. Compares the supply of behavioral health providers in Nebraska versus the national average, in addition to rural versus urban areas of Nebraska. Includes maps of provider locations, training locations, and integrated primary care/behavioral health care clinics across the state.

...Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce supply and demand...

19. Filling the Gaps in the Behavioral Health Workforce
Date: Jan 2023

Discusses the shortage of licensed behavioral health workers in rural and underserved communities. Explores the roles of behavioral health support specialists and community-initiated care to support licensed behavioral health professionals. Offers policy recommendations to strengthen the roles of the nonclinical workforce.

...Tagged as Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Policy · Service delivery models...

20. Investing in North Carolina's Caregiving Workforce: Recommendations to Strengthen North Carolina's Nursing, Direct Care, and Behavioral Health Workforce
Date: Jan 2024

Reports on North Carolina's caregiving workforce, with focus areas in nursing, behavioral health, and direct care. Provides context, describes existing solutions, and makes recommendations for addressing challenges and shortages in each focus area. Highlights state health investment, and lists current caregiving workforce initiatives. Mentions rural communities throughout.

...Health and Human Services Tagged as Behavioral health workforce · Funding · Health occupations · Health workforce supply...