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On Friday May 3, the (HRSA) convened leaders in the behavioral health field at 91香蕉视频成人在线 to discuss issues and develop ways to build and strengthen the workforce. During the conference, which was titled 鈥楬elp Wanted: Preparing and Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce,鈥� attendees drafted an action plan prioritizing efforts to meet mental health and substance use disorder needs and retain an effective and collaborative workforce.

鈥淓ight months ago, we decided that workforce in the field of behavioral health, including substance abuse disorders, was going to be a priority in 2019,鈥� said Capt. Christopher Bersani, PsyD, deputy regional administration for region 1 of HRSA, in his opening remarks. 鈥淢assachusetts and the leaders within the Commonwealth, you were selected as champions that, with collaboration, commitment and specified goals, can continue to move the dial on this challenging but not insurmountable issue.鈥�

The conference included presentations from Dr. Michael Hoge of ; Nancy Paull, CEO of ; Jennifer James, Massachusetts undersecretary for workforce development; and John Monahan, MD, from the .

Both Monica Bharel, commissioner of the , and Joan Mikula, commissioner of the , delivered calls-to-action on the importance of an effective behavioral health workforce.

During the conference, attendees broke into two focus groups. One group, led by William James College President Nicholas Covino and Linda Cragin, director of the Massachusetts Area Health Education Center (MassAHEC) Network, discussed preparing the behavioral health workforce to meet mental health and substance use disorder needs through pre-service preparation.

The second focus group, led by Vice President of Professional Development and Member Advancement of the Deborah Murphy and Senior Director of Public Policy and Research at the Amanda Gilman, discussed identifying and promoting organizational strategies to attract and retain the behavioral health workforce, particularly early career professionals.

HRSA is an agency of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to improving healthcare for disadvantaged groups. Its mission is 鈥渢o improve health outcomes and address health disparities through access to quality services, a skilled health workforce, and innovative, high-value programs.鈥�

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