Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce: Leadership Strategies for a System in Transition

• By: Sarvesh Mohan, CPHQ, CPPS, CHFP, PMP Healthcare Leader
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health workforce, burnout, digital tools, interprofessional collaboration, leadership development, recruitment and retention, trauma-informed care, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce shortages
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Across North America, healthcare executives are facing a reality that can no longer be ignored: the behavioral health care workforce is stretched thin, unevenly distributed, and increasingly overwhelmed by the growing complexity of patient needs. The demands of mental health and addictions care...

From Collaboration to Impact: How a Foundation and CBO Are Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce for Older Adults

• By: Catherine Thurston, LCSW Service Program for Older People (SPOP) Marc Damsky, MPH Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF)
• January 19th, 2026
• Ageism, aging workforce, interprofessional collaboration, interview, mental health, rural healthcare, social work training, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce retention
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I am delighted that my colleague Marc Damsky, Senior Program Officer at the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF), has joined me for a conversation about workforce innovation as it relates to mental health and aging. We are proud that MCHF is currently supporting two workforce projects at Service...

Investing in the Integrated Care Workforce

• By: Andrew Philip, PhD Laura Heath, MD, MPH, NYAM Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, clinical competency, integrated care, interprofessional collaboration, primary care, serious mental illness, supervision, workforce development
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It is no longer a new idea that the mind and body are intrinsically connected; Socrates via Plato, described this around 360 B.C. Yet, we still separate and silo these aspects of care; treating behavioral health needs like schizophrenia in mental health clinics and physical issues like diabetes in...