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Webinar

State Legislative Actions to Support the Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural Communities Webinar

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More than twenty percent of adults—or 1 in 5—experience a behavioral health disorder every year in the United States. Behavioral health disorders can be challenging to identify, screen for and treat, especially in rural communities and the supply of behavioral health providers often cannot meet the demand for services. This webinar will highlight state policy options to increase access to rural behavioral health providers, including leveraging telebehavioral health, considering licensing policies and compacts, utilizing emerging health professionals to address workforce gaps, and examining scope of practice policies for behavioral health professionals.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand how to effectively engage state legislators on priority policy issues.
  2. Learn about various state policy options to increase access to rural behavioral health providers.
  3. Identify NCSL resources on topics including rural health, behavioral health and scope of practice.

Presenter(s):
Kelly Hughes, MPH
Kelsie George, MPP
Jodi Manz, Project Director

2:00 pm ET/ 12:00 pm MT