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Workforce Development Behavioral Health Administration

(6 days ago) WEBAbout workforce development. The Behavioral Health Administration recognizes that in order to improve access to behavioral health care, we must implement strategic efforts to attract and retain a high-quality, diverse and culturally responsive workforce and identify new ways to accelerate training and entry into behavioral …

https://bha.colorado.gov/resources/workforce-development

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Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce in Colorado: …

(Just Now) WEBThe national average salary for Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) in an area this size is $56,000, while in Colorado it is $50,262. Earnings per job is the total industry earnings divided by the number of jobs in the industry. Competition from online job postings is high in Colorado.

https://bha.colorado.gov/sites/bha/files/documents/BHA_Workforce_Report_2022.pdf

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BHA Releases Plan to Strengthen Colorado’s Behavioral Health …

(8 days ago) WEBDENVER (September 1, 2022) - Today, the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) released Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce in Colorado: An Approach to Community Partnership, a strategic plan to strengthen the behavioral health workforce in Colorado to ensure we have a behavioral health system that offers accessible, …

https://bha.colorado.gov/press-release/bha-releases-plan-to-strengthen-colorados-behavioral-health-workforce

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Behavioral Health Taskforce Behavioral Health Administration

(1 days ago) WEBOn April 8, 2019, Gov. Jared Polis directed the Colorado Department of Human Services to spearhead Colorado’s Behavioral Health Task Force. The mission of the task force was to evaluate and set the roadmap to improve the current behavioral health system in the state. In September 2020, the task force released its blueprint, as well as several

https://bha.colorado.gov/about-us/behavioral-health-taskforce

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN COLORADO: PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST

(8 days ago) WEB• Most of the behavioral health workforce does not represent the population backgrounds or reflect the community within the geography being served. Reducing disparities in Colorado’s behavioral health system will be critical for reform success. Workforce capacity will need to be expanded to improve outreach, engagement, and quality of care for

https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/Behavioral%20Health%20and%20Integration%20Strategies%20PIAC%20Subcommittee%20A%20Blueprint%20for%20Reform%20Packet%20October%202020.pdf

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Colorado has a severe shortage of mental health workers

(4 days ago) WEBColorado has $450 million to fix the system, but not without workers. Colorado policymakers have what many have called a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to improve the behavioral health care system …

https://coloradosun.com/2021/12/12/mental-health-worker-shortage-colorado/

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BHA releases plan to strengthen Colorado’s behavioral health …

(9 days ago) WEBA strong and supported behavioral health workforce results in quality access to care. DENVER – Today, the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) released Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce in Colorado: An Approach to Community Partnership, a strategic plan to strengthen the behavioral health workforce in …

https://stateofreform.com/news/2022/09/bha-releases-plan-to-strengthen-colorados-behavioral-health-workforce/

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Colorado focused on strategic improvements to behavioral health

(2 days ago) WEBWorking with the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), the Colorado Healthcare Service Corps, the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), as well as other state stakeholders and agencies, BHA will use $36 million in funding allocated under Senate Bill 181 to strengthen the workforce pipeline for careers in behavioral …

https://stateofreform.com/news/2022/09/colorado-focused-on-strategic-improvements-to-behavioral-health-workforce-pipeline/

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How to diversify Colorado’s behavioral health workforce? A new …

(9 days ago) WEBHigh schools in Denver, Aurora and the San Luis Valley are looking for students to join a new program aimed at increasing diversity in Colorado’s behavioral health care workforce. The goal of the Hummingbird Initiative is twofold: to provide young people with the support they need to finish high school as well as help them get the

https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-08-26/how-to-diversify-colorados-behavioral-health-workforce-a-new-effort-starts-by-training-teens

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Strengthening Colorado’s Current and Future Behavioral Health …

(4 days ago) WEBColorado Access Tackles Challenges Faced by Behavioral Health Providers With Funding, Reimbursement Increases, Incentive Programs and Specialty Trainings DENVER – In Colorado and nationwide, the behavioral health workforce faces staffing shortages, lacks cultural and linguistic diversity and isn’t always in a position to offer culturally …

https://www.coaccess.com/news/strengthening/

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Behavioral Health Transformational Task Force - Colorado …

(6 days ago) WEBColorado has a high-quality, trained, and diverse behavioral health professional workforce. _____ The first series of recommendations are drawn directly from the “Workforce Development Workgroup Report” of the Governor’s Behavioral Health Task Force that met from March through September 2021 and involved 104 individuals.

https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/committees/2017/bhtf_subpanel_workforce_recomendations_handout_11-1-21.pdf

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Colorado receives $94 million federal funding boost for behavioral

(1 days ago) WEBDENVER (June 14, 2021) — The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) will receive more than $94 million in additional federal block grant funding to increase substance use and mental health services over the next four years as the state responds to higher demand brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. OBH has …

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/press-release/colorado-receives-94-million-federal-funding-boost-for-behavioral-health-services

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Colorado Behavioral Health Task Force

(Just Now) WEB4. There are three subcommittees supporting the work of the Task Force. Task Force. Children’s Behavioral Health. Safety Net. Long-Term Competency. 5. The BHTF develop a vision for Colorado: Continuum of behavioral health services that meets the needs of all Coloradans in the right place at the right time to achieve whole-person health and

https://hcpf.colorado.gov/sites/hcpf/files/ACC%20Phase%20II%20PIAC%20Behavioral%20Health%20Task%20Force%20Presentation%20February%202020.pdf

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Behavioral Health Career Pathways Launched in My Colorado …

(1 days ago) WEBThe CWDC added career pathways in the behavioral health industry to My Colorado Journey in June. The behavioral health pathways include opportunities in counseling, therapy, social work, psychology, psychiatry, and psychiatric nursing. Colorado Workforce Development Council. 633 17th Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202. …

https://cwdc.colorado.gov/blog-post/behavioral-health-career-pathways-launched-in-my-colorado-journey

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BHA Releases Plan to Strengthen Colorado’s Behavioral Health …

(4 days ago) WEBToday, the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) rele. Today, the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) released Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce in Colorado: An Approach to Community Partnership, a strategic plan to strengthen the behavioral health workforce in Colorado to ensure we have a behavioral health …

https://bha.colorado.gov/blog-post/bha-releases-plan-to-strengthen-colorados-behavioral-health-workforce

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$9 million in funding awarded to expand local behavioral health

(1 days ago) WEBDENVER (Dec. 30, 2021) — The Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) announced today $9 million in funding awarded to county departments of human or social services across the state. The funding is for the expansion or improvement of local or regional behavioral health disorder treatment programs. …

https://cdhs.colorado.gov/press-release/9-million-in-funding-awarded-to-expand-local-behavioral-health-programs

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Investing in the Peer Support Workforce: - Mental Health …

(7 days ago) WEBBy strengthening this vital role in the behavioral health workforce, the BHA will improve access to comprehensive, equitable, and meaningful The BHA recognizes that the core of Colorado’s behavioral health system is made up of people – namely, a skilled, diverse, compassionate workforce. Peer support has existed in behavioral

https://www.mentalhealthcolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Investing-in-the-Peer-Support-Workforce.pdf

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Exclusive: New program creates "youth corps" for mental health

(8 days ago) WEBZoom in: Colorado is working with five AmeriCorps programs, most of which have longtime connections to local schools, said John Kelly, executive director of the state's service commission. Participants will receive training in therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, behavioral health systems and other skills.

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/15/youth-mental-health-corps

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Will AI Help Address Our Behavioral Health Crisis? AHA

(1 days ago) WEBArtificial intelligence (AI) is assisting some clinicians in the way they diagnose and provide therapy for behavioral health patients. The hope is that AI may be able to help providers improve access for the growing number of patients who need care. The applications, both home-grown in health systems and those from innovative startups, …

https://www.aha.org/aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2024-05-14-will-ai-help-address-our-behavioral-health-crisis

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More NPs, PAs move into specialty care - Becker's Hospital Review

(Just Now) WEBThere is no national workforce database that tracks NPs and PAs working in primary or specialty care, so the report used PECOS data from 2016 to 2021 to identify the share of primary care

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/more-nps-pas-move-into-specialty-care.html

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Eleven States Launch New Initiative to Address America’s Youth …

(8 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, DC— In response to America’s youth mental health crisis, 11 states are joining forces with AmeriCorps, the Schultz Family Foundation and Pinterest to recruit, train and deploy the nation’s first Youth Mental Health Corps to help teenagers access critical mental health resources. The new Youth Mental Health Corps is an …

https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/eleven-states-launch-new-initiative-address-americas-youth-mental-health

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Task Force on Maternal Mental Health SAMHSA

(8 days ago) WEBThe Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, co-led by SAMHSA and the Office on Women’s Health (OWH), will identify, evaluate, and make recommendations to coordinate and improve activities related to addressing maternal mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders.

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/acws/task-force-maternal-mental-health

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