Hoge Michael A, Wolf Jessica, Migdole Scott, Cannata Elisabeth, Gregory Francis X
Yale University School of Medicine, 300 George Street, Suite 901, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.
Decision Solutions, Fairfield, CT, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2016 Apr;52(3):323-31. doi: 10.1007/s10597-015-9953-6. Epub 2015 Sep 26.
The existence of a workforce crisis in behavioral health has been recognized for decades. However, workforce problems often have been viewed as too large, too complex, and too daunting for individual states to tackle. This article reviews the progress of one state in systematically strengthening its workforce as part of a federally supported effort to transform mental health services. The workforce priorities in Connecticut are identified and the specific workforce transformation projects and their impact are described. The success in sustaining these initiatives after cessation of federal support is reviewed. The authors conclude by offering five recommendations to guide comprehensive state workforce development. This work has particular salience for the many states across the nation that have identified behavioral health service and workforce needs as obstacles to comprehensive health care reform.
行为健康领域劳动力危机的存在已被认识数十年。然而，劳动力问题通常被认为规模太大、过于复杂且令个别州难以应对。本文回顾了一个州在系统性加强其劳动力队伍方面取得的进展，这是联邦支持的转变心理健康服务努力的一部分。确定了康涅狄格州的劳动力优先事项，并描述了具体的劳动力转型项目及其影响。还回顾了在联邦支持停止后维持这些举措的成功情况。作者最后提出了五项建议，以指导全面的州劳动力发展。这项工作对全国许多已将行为健康服务和劳动力需求视为全面医疗改革障碍的州具有特别重要的意义。
