Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program develops and expands the behavioral health workforce by supporting both professionals and paraprofessionals. Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Children, Adolescents, Young Adults (BHWET-CAY) increases the supply and distribution of behavioral health professionals as well as increasing access to services targeting children, adolescents, and young adults (CAY). Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program (OIFSP) Program aims to increase the number of behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who work on integrated, interprofessional teams and provide services to children whose parents or guardians are impacted by opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). Behavioral Health Workforce Development Technical Assistance (BHWD TA) Program seeks to develop and provide tailored technical assistance to the grant recipients of the HRSA-funded Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Programs --authorized by section 756 of the Public Health Service Act from Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2029. Promoting Resilience and Mental Health Among Health Professional Workforce (PRMHW) program aims to provide support to health care providers associations, and entities providing health care including Federally Qualified Health Centers, to establish, enhance, or expand evidence-based programs or protocols to promote resilience, mental health, and wellness among providers, other personnel, and members. The Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program’s (HPSWRTP) purpose is to plan, develop, operate or participate in health professions training activities using evidence-based strategies, to reduce and address burnout, suicide, mental health conditions and SUD and promote resiliency among the health care workforce. The Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Technical Assistance Center (WRTAC) provides training and technical assistance to HRSA's workforce resiliency grant recipients to establish, enhance and expand the capacity and infrastructure to rapidly deploy evidence-based strategies that promote mental health, prevent suicide, reduce substance use disorders, and address burnout among the health care workforce.