Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals - HRSA-25-068
Funder
Health Resources and Services Administration
LOI Required
No
Application Deadline
Funding Amount
$600,000.00
Research Focus Areas
Behavioral Health Integration/Collaborative Care
Training (e.g. community providers, staff, faculty, peers)
Population Focus
Adolescents/Teens
Description
The purpose of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the distribution of a well-trained behavioral health workforce. The program has a specific focus on understanding the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults at risk for mental health, trauma, and behavioral health disorders. The BHWET Program for Professionals prepares the workforce by emphasizing interprofessional team-based models of care, integrating behavioral health training in primary care settings and recruiting a diverse workforce interested in serving high need and high demand areas. The program also invests increasing the number and training of clinical supervisors.