Addressing Virginia’s Mental Health Workforce Shortages
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Addressing Virginia’s Mental Health Workforce ShortagesMental Health Professionals Shortage Data Ken Studer, Ph.D.Shortage Designations Manager
State Efforts to Address The Workforce ShortageAileen Harris, M.S.A.Healthcare Workforce & Rural Health Manager
Virginia Department of HealthOffice of Minority Health & Public Health PolicyDivision of Primary Care & Rural Health
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Office of Minority Health & Public Health Policy
Mission• To identify health inequities, assess their
root causes, and address them by promoting social justice, influencing policy, establishing partnerships, providing resources and educating the public.
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Division of Primary Care & Rural Health
Mission• To focus on barriers to access to care that
contribute to poor/inequitable health outcomes.
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Strategies to Address Needs
• Identifying communities with the greatest unmet health care needs, disparities, and health workforce shortages
• Identifying the key barriers to access to health care for these communities; and working toward solutions
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Health Professional Shortage Designations
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Mental Health HPSAs in Virginia
• Virginia currently has 65 separate Mental HPSA Designations in 85 Counties– 25 Community Health Centers– 25 Correctional Facilities– 2 State Mental Hospitals– 16 Geographic Areas (10 CSB Catchment Areas)
• Short 23 Psychiatrists• Find Listing at: http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/
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Mental Health HPSAs in Virginia
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Distribution of Psychiatrists by Sector
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Distribution of Psychiatrists
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Distribution of Clinical Psychologists
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Distribution of Licensed Professional Counselors
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Distribution of Licensed Clinical Social Workers
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Target Areas: FTE Child Psychiatry per 100,000 18 Years and Under
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Models of Care: Virginia Acute Care Hospital Psychiatric Beds
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Finding Solutions to Disparities in Access to Mental Health Care• Understand the Distribution of the Problem
– Rural– Inner City
• Target Areas of Highest Need– Children– Uninsured
• Develop Appropriate Models of Care– Use all Mental Health Professionals Efficiently– Address Unique Community Needs
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• Assure Provider Support • State and Federal Incentive Programs to
Increase Access to Care• Strong Recruitment Efforts
The State’s Efforts to Address the Mental Health Workforce Shortage
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Federal and State Incentive Programs • Programs available to practitioners seeking
practice opportunities in Virginia
– Two (2) Loan Repayment Programs
– J-1 Visa Waiver Program
– Three (3) Nursing Scholarship Programs
The State’s Efforts to Address the Mental Health Workforce Shortage
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The State’s Efforts to Address the Mental Health Workforce Shortage
Loan Repayment Programs • Virginia Physician Loan Repayment Program*• Virginia State Loan Repayment Program*• National Health Services Corps Loan
Repayment Program
*Application Period is January 1 – May 1
*Funding amount $50K to $120K
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The State’s Efforts to Address the Mental Health Workforce Shortage
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The State’s Efforts to Address the Mental Health Workforce ShortageJ-1 Visa Waiver Program• Must practice primary care for at least 3 years in
a federally designated health professional shortage area or a medically underserved area
• Also open to specialists
• 30 slots annually (10 FLEX slots)
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The State’s Efforts to Address the Mental Health Workforce ShortageNursing Scholarships• Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program for
Licensed Practical Nurses (funding and award amount varies)
• Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program for Registered Nurses (funding and award amount varies)
• Virginia's Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program ($5,000)
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The State’s Efforts to Address the Mental Health Workforce Shortage
Strong Recruitment Efforts• Free Recruitment Website to promote
Virginia – PPOVA - www.ppova.org
Subscribe to PPOVA Updates! • 3RNet – National Rural Recruitment
and Retention Network
• “Virginia: A Healthy Place to Work” Recruitment Video
• Recruitment and Direct Contacts
• Virginia State Rural Health Plan – Healthcare Workforce Council
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Resources
• Office of Minority Health & Public Health Policy Website http://www.vdh.state.va.us/healthpolicy/
• Primary Practice Opportunities of Virginia Website www.ppova.org
Email Contact: Aileen Edwards Harris, [email protected] (804) 864-7436
Kenneth Studer, [email protected] (804) 864-7428