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Closing Behavioral Health Workforce Gaps: A HRSA Program Expanding Direct Mental Health Service Access in Underserved Areas

Description
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.
Author(s)
Hayden O. Kepley, Robin A. Streeter
Citation
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(6), Supplement 3, S190-S191
Date
06/2018
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Behavioral health workforce · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Mental health · Statistics and data