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Burkhard J, Matthews K, Cohen J. 2021. Supporting the Maternal Behavioral Health Workforce [Title on work: Recruiting, Funding, and Training an Effective and Innovative Maternal Behavioral Health Workforce]. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; [Arlington, VA]: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 56 m 39 s.

Annotation: This presentation features Joy Burkhard and Kay Matthews, founders of 2020 Mom and Shades of Blue respectively, who outline strategies for strengthening the maternal behavioral health workforce through effective recruitment, funding, training, and retention approaches. Working with multidisciplinary teams from Nevada, Missouri, and Indiana, they aim to showcase best practices, explore diverse funding sources, and highlight innovative programs addressing maternal behavioral health needs. The speakers emphasize the critical nature of this work, noting that maternal mental health remains severely underserved with one-third of Americans living in mental health professional shortage areas, while primary care and obstetrical/gynecological services face similar resource gaps.

Keywords: Staff development, Work force, Behavioral medicine, Recruitment, Retention, Nevada, Missouri, Indiana, Texas
   

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