TY - JOUR
AU - W. P. O'Connell
AU - B. N. Renn
AU - P. A. Arean
AU - P. J. Raue
AU - A. Ratzliff
A1 - 
AB - The mental and behavioral health workforce shortage has hindered access to care in the United States, resulting in long waitlists for persons who need behavioral health care. Global models for task sharing, combined with U.S.-led studies of nonspecialists delivering interventions for depression and anxiety, support the development of this workforce in a stepped care system. This Open Forum highlights an innovative effort in Washington State to initiate a bachelor's-level behavioral health support specialist curriculum leading to credentialing to expand the mental health workforce and improve access to care for people with depression and anxiety.
AD - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle (O'Connell, Raue, Ratzliff); Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Renn); Division of Services and Interventions Research, NIMH, Bethesda (Areán).
AN - 38616648
BT - Psychiatr Serv
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 10
DA - Oct 1
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.20230312
DP - NLM
ET - 20240415
IS - 10
JF - Psychiatr Serv
LA - eng
N2 - The mental and behavioral health workforce shortage has hindered access to care in the United States, resulting in long waitlists for persons who need behavioral health care. Global models for task sharing, combined with U.S.-led studies of nonspecialists delivering interventions for depression and anxiety, support the development of this workforce in a stepped care system. This Open Forum highlights an innovative effort in Washington State to initiate a bachelor's-level behavioral health support specialist curriculum leading to credentialing to expand the mental health workforce and improve access to care for people with depression and anxiety.
PY - 2024
SN - 1075-2730
SP - 1042
EP - 1044+
ST - Behavioral Health Workforce Development in Washington State: Addition of a Behavioral Health Support Specialist
T1 - Behavioral Health Workforce Development in Washington State: Addition of a Behavioral Health Support Specialist
T2 - Psychiatr Serv
TI - Behavioral Health Workforce Development in Washington State: Addition of a Behavioral Health Support Specialist
U1 - Education & Workforce
U3 - 10.1176/appi.ps.20230312
VL - 75
VO - 1075-2730
Y1 - 2024
ER -