A University-Based Transdisciplinary Approach to Mental Health Workforce Shortages

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-22-2019

Publication Title

Community Mental Health Journal

Volume

55

Issue

292

First page number:

1

Last page number:

8

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, actions, and evaluation of a university-based, transdisciplinary coalition so that the model may be replicated in other university or multidisciplinary systems. The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Mental and Behavioral Health Coalition addresses Nevada’s workforce shortages through multi-disciplinary faculty collaboration among seven training programs at UNLV that produce mental health professionals. The coalition’s collaborative approach to solution-generating work has served as a catalyst for professional integration in the community as a whole.

Keywords

Workforce development; Mental health; Substance use; Training

Disciplines

Health Services Administration

Language

English

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