January 7th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

A new report recommends ways to fix a shortage of professionals in behavioral health.  The Maryland Health Care Commission finds a 50% shortage in the number of professionals needed to care for the state’s population. A workforce investment fund of $145 million dollars established in 2023 suggests an “earn while you learn” approach with paid fellowships and college stipends, according to Tiara Fennel of the University of Maryland…

    

“That would make a huge difference getting people interested in this type of work. But also maintaining that workforce and having people that want to be there long-term and spend the majority of their employment history, however long that will be, working in this space.”