$50 million in federal funding to expand behavioral health in community health centers
An estimated 200 community health centers across the U.S. will be able to use the new Department of Health...
January 9, 201400
Affordable Care Act impacting solo practitioners
A recent Kaiser Health News article examined the immediate impact the ACA is having on solo behavioral health practitioners....
January 9, 2014
Integrating peer support into healthcare delivery
Peer support is probably most often thought of as an intervention for people suffering with substance use and mental...
January 9, 2014
States encouraged to invest in direct service workforce
The demand for direct service worker positions is projected to increase by 35 percent from 2008 to 2018, whereas...
January 9, 2014Harvard program integrates behavioral health into primary care
The Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care recently announced that six primary care practices will introduce a new...
December 4, 2013New mobile phone app helps disaster first responders
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recently released a mobile phone app to help responders access critical,...
December 4, 2013Estimating the need for behavioral health workers
As the Affordable Care Act moves forward, many federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are expanding capacity to meet the...
December 4, 2013
Direct service workforce competencies released
The National Direct Service Workforce (DSW) Resource Center, which is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
December 4, 2013
