Behavioral Health Training
Addresses shortages in the mental health workforce, especially in rural areas. ► Integrated Care ► Mental Health First Aid Training ► Rural Behavioral Health Webcasts/Webinars
Behavioral Health Workforce Development
Provides analyses of mental health workforce supply and preparedness, with a special focus on rural issues and cultural competence in the workforce. ► Technical Assistance ► Annapolis Coalition ► Workforce Briefs
Population-specific Behavioral Health Support
Focuses on mental health service needs and outreach to particular populations. ► Children ► College and University Students ► Cultural Competence Standards ► Deaf and Hard of Hearing ► Military, Troops, and Veterans ► Older Adults
Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP)
Helps students who want to earn a professional degree in the health professions pay reduced tuition at participating programs in the West. READ STUDENT TESTIMONIALS.
Rural Behavioral Health
Promotes behavioral health care for individuals living in rural America. ► Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network ► Promising Practices
State-specific Behavioral Health Support
Assists states in evaluating and improving their behavioral health systems. ► Projects
Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)
Assists students from WICHE states who want to earn a master’s, doctorate or graduate certificate and save money at participating programs across the West by paying resident tuition.
Healthcare and behavioral health stakeholders
Several of WICHE’s programs and initiatives address the needs of Western states to prepare more health care professionals, particularly in primary care, oral healthcare, mental and behavioral health, rural health care systems, nursing, and other fields.
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3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301-2204
Telephone 303.541.0200 | Network Fax: 303.541.0291
3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301-2204
Telephone 303.541.0200 | Network Fax: 303.541.0291