Building the Future: Workforce Innovation in Behavioral Health for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

• By: Mark Schwartz Richard Anemone, MPS, LMHC Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health workforce, clinician burnout, competency-based training, developmental disabilities, dual diagnosis care, lived experience inclusion, telehealth services, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce retention
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As behavioral health needs among individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) become more complex and widespread, the workforce tasked with supporting them is under extraordinary pressure. To ensure quality, continuity, and person-centered care, behavioral health systems must invest in...

Strengthening the Backbone: Supporting Mid-Level Managers in Nonprofit Organizations

• By: Nadjete Natchaba, EdD, LCSW, MPA Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 19th, 2026
• formative supervision, mid-level managers, nonprofit leadership, organizational sustainability, restorative supervision, supervisory support, vicarious trauma, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce retention
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Nonprofit organizations operate in environments marked by complexity, rapid policy shifts, and ongoing community needs. Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is one of New York City’s largest and most comprehensive human services agencies. S:US supports thousands of New Yorkers each year by...

Keeping Clinicians in Private Practice: AI’s Role in Sustaining the Behavioral Health Workforce

• By: Jonathan Seltzer SimplePractice
• January 19th, 2026
• access to care, administrative burden, AI in mental healthcare, behavioral health workforce, clinician autonomy, clinician burnout, private practice clinicians, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce retention
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The behavioral health workforce is under strain as demand for mental healthcare continues to accelerate. Over one third of the U.S. population lives in a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area as of 2024. Private practice clinicians are central to serving these communities, offering a low-cost...

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...

BHN Summer 2019 Issue

• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health workforce, career pathways, mental health professionals, peer support, professional challenges, training and development, workforce retention, workforce shortage
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