Behavioral Health
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San Diego County to Host Online Sessions on Programs to Boost Jobs in Behavioral Healthcare
Read more: San Diego County to Host Online Sessions on Programs to Boost Jobs in Behavioral HealthcareSan Diego County is seeking feedback from local organizations as part of a strategy to increase the number of regional behavioral health workers, officials announced over the weekend.
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County to Host Online Sessions on Programs to Boost Jobs in Behavioral Healthcare
Read more: County to Host Online Sessions on Programs to Boost Jobs in Behavioral HealthcareLocal organizations are invited to take part in the sessions to review contracting opportunities for programs that the county said “will help bolster the workforce.”
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Input Sessions to Guide New Behavioral Health Workforce Programs Planned Next Week
Read more: Input Sessions to Guide New Behavioral Health Workforce Programs Planned Next WeekLocal organizations are asked to participate in input sessions next week to review upcoming contracting opportunities for new programs that will help bolster the workforce.
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County to invest $75 million in mental health care training with new program
Read more: County to invest $75 million in mental health care training with new programAs seen in the San Diego Union-Tribune: A 2022 report concluded that San Diego County faces a mental health care staffing crisis and needs 18,500 more mental health care workers by 2027 to catch up with chronic understaffing.