Addressing the Needs of the Perinatal Behavioral Health Workforce

• By: Damali Wilson, PhD Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Esq. Natasha J. Williams, EdD NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy Research and Institute for Excellence in Health Equity, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
• January 19th, 2026
• access to education, AI, community health workers, loan repayment programs, maternal mental health, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, telehealth, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce development, workforce shortages, workforce training
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The behavioral health care workforce, including mental health and substance use services, is facing mounting uncertainty at a critical moment. Under the recently passed, One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Congress.gov, 2025], federal loan restrictions will impose strict caps on the borrowing of future...