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Behavioral health training will occur at state-level in 24 US states

The National Council for Behavioral Health recently announced state, local and tribal health departments from 24 states will participate in a 6-month Behavioral Health Training and Technical Assistance program for State, Local and Tribal Health Officials.

“Federal law and quality clinical patient care both demand that behavioral and physical care be integrated. This program will help public health professionals learn how to transform health care systems to holistically care for patients — whether they have depression or diabetes, or both,” Linda Rosenberg, MSW, president and CEO of the National Council for Behavioral Health, said in a press release.

Linda Rosenberg

The program will educate public health officials on evidence-based and innovative strategies that target their local communities’ most significant mental health and addiction issues. Health professionals will also receive training in Mental Health First Aid, which explains how to help individuals developing mental health issues or experiencing a mental health crisis.

Selected participants include health officials from Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.