Upcoming Event: Integrated Care Mentorship Virtual Series
The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center is hosting this free, virtual series designed for soon-to-be behavioral health professionals eager to explore careers in integrated care. Talk with seasoned professionals, gain important insights and build connections that will set you up for success. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your career horizons and prepare for your […]
Upcoming Event: The Workforce Readiness Gap Survey Results
The Behavioral Health Workforce Center invites faculty, field education directors and intern supervisors at community mental health agencies to join us as we share findings from the Preparation of Early-Career Master’s Level Behavioral Health Providers Survey. The survey gathered insights from over 300 supervisors across 129 Illinois mental health agencies and programs. Supervisors shared their […]
Upcoming Event: Supervision Training Opportunities
The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center is hosting free supervision trainings. These virtual, interactive sessions will be facilitated by Melanie Kinsley, BA, CADC. We highly encourage participants to have cameras on to get the most out of the session. Due to overwhelming interest, the June/July dates have hit capacity. Additional August dates have been added. […]
Upcoming Event: Recovery Support Specialist – Up Close & In Person
The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center in collaboration with the Illinois Certification Board (ICB) are hosting this free, up close and in-person event. This event is a celebration of recovery/peer support specialists and CRSS Success Students. This will be an opportunity for those not certified to hear the voices of other’s journeys, learn about the […]
Upcoming Event: Transforming Behavioral Health Workforce Retention – Innovative Strategies for Illinois Providers
The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center is hosting this free, one-day event focused on innovative and successful staff retention strategies implemented by organizations in our state. The event’s goal is to help attendees connect, learn and co-create retention practices, culminating in a toolkit outlining actionable steps any organization can use. When:April 30, 202510 am – […]
Nurturing New Beginnings: CPP Supporting Parents in Recovery
Nurturing New Beginnings: CPP Supporting Parents in Recovery Maryville Academy is an organization which received funding and support through the Chicago Parent Program RFP. This story was originally featured in the Chicago Parent Program newsletter on September 9, 2024. Maryville Academy: Empowering Families Through CPPMaryville Academy, a cornerstone in the Chicagoland area, has a long-standing […]
BHWC and CEO highlighted in SIU Medicine Aspects magazine
The Behavioral Health Workforce Center and Kari Wolf, MD, CEO of the BHWC, were recently highlighted in SIU Medicine’s Spring 2024 Aspects magazine. The online version of this publication sheds light on the efforts of SIU Medicine’s individuals and programs working to advance mental health support. In a time when the nation is facing obstacles […]
Illinois lawmakers and experts meet to discuss behavioral health workforce shortage
The Illinois House Mental Health and Addiction and the Senate Behavioral and Mental Health committees met on January 25 to discuss the shortage of behavioral health care workers across the state at the first of two joint hearings on the topic. “It is not uncommon for patients to wait several months to see a therapist, […]
Watch the announcement for Illinois’ new behavioral health workforce center
New Behavioral Health Workforce Center Announced Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local officials celebrated the launch of a new Behavioral Health Workforce Center, which will increase Illinois’ capacity to recruit, educate, and retain behavioral health professionals. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU SOM) will serve as the primary administrative hub in Springfield, […]
Gov. Pritzker announces initiative to reshape mental health services
“Individuals with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve respect, dignity, and the highest quality of care to assist them in living healthy, fulfilling lives.”
