Workforce Solutions Jam: The Future of Rural Behavioral Health

States and local governments are moving swiftly to launch efforts under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This presents an opportunity to elevate the role of behavioral health and apply lessons learned about the rural behavioral health workforce.

Increasing demand and shortages in the workforce are long-standing challenges for rural communities. Through the RHTP, clinics can lean into scalable solutions and intensify partnerships within the community to spread the workforce and meet the need.

Whether these solutions are traditional or nontraditional, now is the time to identify what works and scale it nationally. This Jam session will explore lessons learned from across sectors and examine the community partnerships that are building effective workforce strategies.   

The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration. It is hosted as a partnership between the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Health Management Associates and The College for Behavioral Health Leadership.