Supporting the Mental Health Workforce During and After COVID-19

Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Oct 1;72(10):1222-1224. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000509. Epub 2021 Apr 22.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed structural changes in the public mental health sector, including a shift to telehealth and telesupervision, financial strain for community mental health organizations and clinicians, and risk of burnout among clinicians and staff. This Open Forum considers how technical assistance organizations have supported community mental health providers in adapting to these changes. Moving forward, knowledge gained through this work can help to build the body of practice-based evidence to inform future technical assistance activities in a postpandemic world.

Keywords: COVID-19; Implementation Science; Technical Assistance; Telehealth; Training.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Health Personnel
  • Health Workforce
  • Humans
  • Pandemics*
  • SARS-CoV-2