Advancing Behavioral Health Workforce Research and Policy

Presenters

  • Brianna Lombardi, PhD, MSW

    Director of the UNC Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center, Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Deputy Director of the Carolina Health Workforce Research Center, Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Lisa de Saxe Zerden, PhD, MSW

    Deputy Director of the UNC Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center, Cecil G. Sheps Health Services Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Moderator

  • David Armstrong, PhD

    Director, Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center, Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at Albany, SUNY

Topics

Behavioral Health, Policy, Staffing

Description

Addressing the behavioral health crisis in the US requires understanding who comprises the behavioral health workforce, where they are distributed, and what policy and practice issues facilitate or inhibit the delivery of behavioral health care. During this webinar experts from the UNC Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center provided an overview of research efforts designed to inform policies which support the behavioral health workforce and increase access to quality behavioral health services.

Duration

1 hour

Event Date

May 23, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET