Crosswalk of National Behavioral Health Workforce Recommendations
The Center for Workforce Solutions compiled more than 400 recommendations for addressing the behavioral health workforce crisis.
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These key resources provide valuable insights and recommendations for sustainable approaches to address workforce challenges, including recruitment, retention and burnout.
The Comprehensive Health Integration Framework
A new framework for guiding the integration of physical health and behavioral health services. Learn how integration can help organizations address workforce issues by refining processes and enhancing the capacity of providers.
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Workforce Blogs
Want to learn what organizations are doing to improve recruitment, retention and staff wellness? Visit our blog for innovative workforce strategies, thought leadership and success stories from the field.
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Recruitment and Retention
- Building Blocks for Behavioral Health Recruitment and Retention – Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
- Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Organizational Strategies – SAMHSA
- A Call for National Strategy to Address the Youth Behavioral Health Workforce – The Commonwealth Fund
- CCBHC Workforce Innovations Series – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
- The Landscape of Apprenticeship and Work-based Learning Programs – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
- Behavioral Health Career Navigator – SAMHSA
Rural Workforce
- Recruiting and Retaining Behavioral Health Workers in Rural America: A Toolkit for Action – University of Michigan Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
- The Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural America: Developing a National Recruitment Strategy – University of Michigan, Center for Health and Research Transformation