I look forward to being a part of this important discussion on the mental health workforce crisis.

🚨Webinar today at 1 pm ET! bit.ly/3UBFeaI 🚨 Register to hear experts discuss strategies to help identify & fill shortages in the behavioral health workforce. #MentalHealthWorkforce Clese Erikson @RandlDent The Mullan Institute (GWMI) @GWtweet Social Mission Alliance Blue Cross MA BCBSMA Foundation

I am thrilled to have my first JAMA Network publication and even better that it is with my amazing The Mullan Institute (GWMI) colleague Eric Luo! Unfortunately, we find low provider participation in prescribing #buprenorphine for OUD. #MAT jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Eliminating the DATA-waiver is an important first step but will likely need more practice supports for clinicians treating OUD to really grow the workforce. Read our The Mullan Institute (GWMI) paper below. @cleseerikson #MAT

New The Mullan Institute (GWMI) study by Clese Erikson & Eric Luo reveals limited participation in #buprenorphine prescribing for opioid use disorder despite a steady increase in DATA-waivered clinicians between 2017 and 2021. Check out JAMA for details. #OUD ja.ma/41VNaGE

This a great example of how states can obtain valuable #healthworkforce data and insights through surveys associated with renewing licensure.

Proud to be a part of this issue of JAMA with multiple articles on opioids. The collection reinforces the need for continued efforts to support providers, to improve access to MOUD, including for incarcerated populations, and to rethink usual care around pain management.

Exciting session today at the National Conference of State Legislatures! GWMI experts @polly_pittman & Clese Erikson discuss State Strategies to Bolster the Health Workforce. NCSL  #NCSL #Healthcare ncsl.org/events/details…

You can also check out the The Mullan Institute (GWMI) Behavioral Health Workforce Tracker I presented to see county level data (2017-2021) on # of specialists, PCPs, and APPs prescribing behavioral health meds, incl. those who treat SMI and OUD or see Medicaid pts. gwhwi.org/behavioralheal…

NEW op-ed in MedPage today by Dr. Jamar Slocum and E. Stewart, Jr., MD (he/him/his): Will Our Healthcare Workforce Ever Look Like America? medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

Margaret Ziemann & Clese Erikson shared insights from their study examining growth of the peer support workforce rb.gy/tuueb in a recent news article by secondwave! describing the critical role of peers in mental health recovery: ow.ly/qGmW50PgogK

The new The Mullan Institute (GWMI) Medicaid Primary Care Workforce Tracker provides policy leaders with important new insights about the strength of the workforce serving Medicaid beneficiaries down to the county level. Read more below in Health Affairs Forefront and link to tracker.

New blog Health details The Mullan Institute (GWMI) team's Medicaid Workforce Tracker. Who sees Medicaid patients? healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/for… 1/2

New study shows holistic review works! “Not only is it a legally permissible way for institutions to promote equity, it also helps admissions officers identify students who are very likely to succeed.” #meded record.umich.edu/articles/study…

You can also request data files behind the The Mullan Institute (GWMI) Trackers! gwhwi.org/workforce-trac…

Nominations for the Macy Awards are now open! 🏆 Submit your recommendation to award a changemaker in health ed. to be recognized at our #EquityAmplified conference in Durham, NC, April 8-10, 2024. Nominations accepted now -> Nov. 15, 2023! smaconference.org/special-initia…

Happening now: @polly_pittman just introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders at US Senate hearing on the nursing staffing crisis help.senate.gov/hearings/overw…

📅EXTENDED DEADLINE: Abstract submissions for #EquityAmplified2024 now open until January 8, 2024 Don't waste this opportunity - submit now for a poster, oral presentation, or workshop at our convening in April 2024 in Durham, NC with Duke University School of Nursing smaconference.org/abstracts/

This change in access to T-MSIS will significantly curtail researchers' ability to examine health equity for Medicaid beneficiaries. Why make it harder/more expensive for researchers, incl. students, to access this important data resource?