U-M Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center – Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center

Newly Published Research

Telebehavioral Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of Provider Experiences and Perspectives

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COVID-19 Health Workforce Resources

The latest information and resources for maintaining a strong health workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Investing In A 21st Century Health Workforce: A Call For Accountability

Newly published article focusing on strengthening the public health workforce through access to care and accountability.

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Research to produce a workforce to meet the nation’s behavioral health needs.

Recent COVID-19 Projects

Behavioral Health Provider Experiences with Telehealth during COVID-19
Social Work and Tele-behavioral Health during COVID-19
Behavioral Health Payment Models Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
Assessing Behavioral Health Workforce Surge Needs due to COVID-19

Our goal is to strengthen capacity of the behavioral health workforce through these focused strategies:

Workforce Planning

Understand current workforce data collection efforts
Expand efforts to collect workforce data
Improve supply and demand estimates for the behavioral health workforce

Workforce Development

Expand recruitment/retention for the behavioral health workforce
Define education requirements across disciplines
Develop mechanisms for increasing diversity within disciplines
Ensure that competencies prepare workers to address special needs and new delivery models

Service Delivery

Evaluate differences in legal responsibility and authority in service delivery
Understand the role of financial incentives and payers on workforce capacity
Improve service delivery to underserved populations
Evaluate models of care