Columbus-based OhioHealth is looking to reshape a healthcare culture that often discourages caregivers from asking for help. It is doing so by creating preventive well-being programs aimed at fostering psychological safety and encouraging help-seeking behaviors. “If we want to achieve…
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UNC Health Appalachian, part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has established a rural psychiatric residency program that aims to expand the pipeline of physicians trained to serve rural and underserved communities. The program, created through a grant from the…
Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama has expanded its behavioral health and de-escalation training strategy as demand for mental health services has risen during and since the pandemic. In response, the hospital adopted a layered education approach built around online courses from…
Oregon’s Behavioral Health Talent Council has issued a final report outlining short-, mid- and long-term strategies to address the state’s behavioral health workforce crisis. The report, submitted to Gov. Tina Kotek and state agencies, includes 17 action plans with 74…
NYC Health + Hospitals has seen significant gains in its behavioral health workforce since implementing a targeted strategy and several initiatives, Omar Fattal, MD, system chief of behavioral health, said. As the nation’s largest municipal health system, it has prioritized…
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New England College in Henniker, N.H., has secured $775,000 in federal funding to support its four-year bachelor’s degree program in community mental health, and expand academic and training facilities. The funding was included in a bipartisan federal appropriations package championed…
The Oregon Health Authority has issued $4 million in grants to help retain and recruit behavioral health providers in high-need communities. The funding was authorized under House Bill 2024, which directed the agency to invest $4.75 million in education incentives…
As the largest provider of behavioral health services in New York City, NYC Health + Hospitals delivers nearly 60% of all mental health and substance use services citywide. Omar Fattal, MD, system chief of behavioral health, told Becker’s Behavioral Health…
Micah Krempasky, MD, chief medical officer of mental health at WakeMed in Raleigh, N.C., has seen firsthand how flexible scheduling rooted in clinician autonomy can improve workforce satisfaction without compromising patient care. “It’s really important to have work-life balance. And…
Rootstown, Ohio-based Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has earned accreditation for a new Master of Science in Mental Health Practice degree. The program is designed to train certified mental health assistants — a profession developed by NEOMED — to help…