SAMHSA, HRSA Allocate $245M to Youth Behavioral Health, Workforce Needs

Nearly $245 million of the billions of dollars appropriated by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will go toward youth behavioral health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that several federal programs were given additional funds. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded about $185.7 million. The Health […]

What the Biden Administration Is Doing Help the Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis

The Biden-Harris administration has bolstered programs meant to overcome the educational costs of getting into the behavioral health workforce in an effort to lessen the staffing pains felt sector-wide. Late in November, the White House hyped $1.5 billion in executive branch spending — $1 billion of which came from the American Rescue Plan Act, passed […]