“When Dennis Mohatt, the vice president for the WICHE Behavioral Health Program, contacted us about considering working with WICHE to create a psychiatry residency rotation in Guam for senior residents, we knew he had called the right place…”
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Behavioral Health Program
Supporting systems that help people and communities thrive since 1955
WICHE’s Behavioral Health Program (BHP) has two main goals:
- To help Western states best serve the behavioral health care needs of their residents
- To develop, prepare, and continuously improve the behavioral health care workforce
The WICHE BHP pursues these goals through diverse means in three priority areas:
- Systems improvement to contract directly with states to optimize their delivery of behavioral health care
- Workforce development to help states assess, plan for, and meet their behavioral health workforce needs with a focus on adoption of evidence-based practices
- Research, data, and evaluation to advance behavioral health knowledge and promote sound public policy
The BHP staff and consultants include psychologists, social workers, policy experts, researchers, and more – all who have earned strong reputations as thought leaders in their areas of expertise, and who are as passionate in their purpose as they are diverse in their skill sets.
Like other WICHE programs, the BHP expands the capabilities of its partners by promoting innovation, cooperation, resource-sharing, and sound public policy.
The BHP imagines a future in which no one, however emotionally or geographically isolated, is limited by behavioral health challenges.
Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer CenterRural Psychology Internship ConsortiaTogether with Veterans
We partner on a new, federally funded center to develop and maintain a regional network to support resource-building, training, technical assistance, and workforce development.
We support the administration of year-long programs for doctoral interns to build the behavioral health workforce pipeline, particularly in rural or remote areas, in six Western states.
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, we are developing and piloting a multi-platform suicide prevention program to assist veterans in rural communities.
- Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
- Rural Psychology Internship Consortia
- Together with Veterans
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WICHE VP Honored by APA Division
Dennis Mohatt, WICHE vice president for behavioral health, was nominated and selected for the 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Practice in Community Psychology Award by the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), American Psychological Association Division 27.
Behavioral Health Publications
For more information, please contact:
Dennis Mohatt
Vice President, Behavioral Health Program and Co-director, Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
