In July 2024, the National Academies Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders hosted a public workshop to address the workforce needs and challenges across the behavioral health continuum. Experts shared insights on improving infrastructure to enhance access and quality of mental health services with a focus on advancing health equity. Discussions highlighted structural and policy challenges, care integration, and the potential role of technology and innovation to tackle workforce shortages. This proceedings highlights the presentations and discussions that occurred at the workshop.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Overview
Keynote Panel: Perspectives on the Behavioral Health Workforce
Session 1: Patient-Level Context
Session 2: Health Care Professionals
Session 3: Financing and Payment Challenges
Session 4: Structural and Policy Challenges
Session 5: Challenges Across Different Settings
Session 6: Innovations, Technology, and Measurement
Closing Remarks
References
Appendix A: Statement of Task
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Appendix C: Readings and Resources Shared by Workshop Speakers