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:February 11,2024, 10 am- 2 […]
Request for Proposals: Training and Implementation of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Integrated Care Settings
The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center (BHWC) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for agencies/clinics providing integrated primary and behavioral health care services to apply for funding for staff training and implementation of an evidence-based brief psychotherapy. Successful applicants will receive funding to cover the costs of expert-led trainings and staff time […]
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 […]
Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program accepting applications
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission’s (ISAC) FY25 Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program is open and accepting applications. This program provides loan repayment assistance to qualified mental health and substance use professionals, and was designed as an incentive for recruitment and retention of those who practice in underserved or rural areas. It seeks […]
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.”
