Mental health and addiction workforce development: Federal leadership is needed to address the growing crisis

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2005-2012

  Hoge, Michael A ^a   Stuart, Gail W ^b   Morris, John ^c   Flaherty, Michael T ^d,e   Paris, Manuel ^a   Goplerud, Eric ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce   (United States)

^d Institute for Research Education and Training in the Addictions ^*

^e Childhood Neurodegenerative Diseases   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCALE UP; TRAINING; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION; HEALTH REFORM; MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKFORCE ISSUES;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; POLICY MAKING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888122275     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0541     Document Type: Article

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