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

    Behavioral Health Provider Experiences with Telehealth during COVID-19

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    Social Work and Tele-behavioral Health during COVID-19

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    Behavioral Health Payment Models Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

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    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

Webinars

Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training Grant Webinar

July 10, 2019

Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center Webinar

June 29, 2016

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Oct 15
RT @CHWS_NY:Keep up to date with the latest #COVID-19 news and how it relates to the #healthworkforce on our HWTAC COVID-19 web… https://t.co/G7KIXMnmAR
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Oct 15
RT @CHWS_NY:View all of the research conducted by the @HRSAgov sponsored (HWRCs) within the past year. Topics include #COVID-19… https://t.co/hEwho2d8WX
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