The Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act would repay up to $250,000 in eligible student loans for those who work in mental health shortage areas. It would also repay one-sixth of an individual’s eligible loans for each year of service.
Bipartisan Senate group reintroduces mental health workforce, student loan repayment bill
Democratic Senators Tina Smith of Minnesota and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski reintroduced a bill aimed at strengthening the mental health workforce, according to a Feb. 24 news release.