Virtual Event | On-Demand Recording

This webinar is available on-demand. If you have trouble accessing the recording, please email nacomeetings@naco.org.

Counties are developing innovative solutions in response to behavioral health workforce shortages across the country. As qualified behavioral health workers seek employment in the private sector or different professions altogether, county providers are struggling to recruit and maintain the workforce necessary to meet the growing demand for services. Join NACo for a panel discussion of innovative solutions to behavioral health workforce challenges. 

 

Speakers

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Jonah Cunningham

President/CEO, National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD)
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Dr. Kathleen Burke

Coordinator of Substance Use Initiatives, Behavioral Health Division, Will County Health Department
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Dr. Anita Everett

Director of Center for Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Leo Flor

Director, Department of Community and Human Services, King County, Wash.

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