Impact of U.S. Federal Loan Repayment Programs on the Behavioral Health Workforce: Scoping Review

CONCLUSIONS: The literature on federal LRPs and their impact on the behavioral health workforce is relatively limited. Although federal LRPs are an important and effective tool to address the behavioral health workforce shortage, additional federal policy strategies are needed to attract and retain behavioral health providers and to diversify the behavioral health workforce.PMID:38369883 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20230258

Source: Psychiatric Services - February 19, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Briana S Last Erika L Crable Gabriela Kattan Khazanov Laurel P Scheinfeld Emma E McGinty Jonathan Purtle Source Type: research