Key shortages in Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce represent a crisis Oklahoma cannot afford to ignore as the state enters the Medicaid expansion era and grapples with increased demand for mental health services in the COVID-19 era. But there are solutions.
Join us on May 21, 12:00 - 1:15 p.m., for a free virtual Mental Health Talks forum exploring what the data say about Oklahoma’s opportunities to address these challenges. Healthy Minds Policy Initiative’s executive director and health care workforce experts will discuss a new series of mental health workforce reports released by Healthy Minds overviewing the unique gaps and strengths of Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce.
Panelists:
Dr. Daniel Duffy, Professor Emeritus Internal Medicine & Medical Informatics at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine
Dr. Jason Beaman, Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Oklahoma State University
Zack Stoycoff, Executive Director at Healthy Minds Policy Initiative
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