H3 - The Behavioral Health Academy: Shaping the Workforce's Future in Indiana

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Location: 103B

Like much of the country, Indiana is experiencing a workforce shortage in many market sectors. The Behavioral Health workforce shortage has been classified as a national crisis. The demand for treatment is significantly greater than the workforce available to deliver the care. This interactive presentation will quantify the problem, provide understanding of how the shortage developed, offer an overview of the Behavioral Health Academy™ including practical and replicable steps to address the shortage, and give a call to action as to what is still needed.

Learning Objectives:

Quantify the workforce shortage including barriers and understanding of how the shortage developed.
Provide practical and replicable strategies to address the workforce needs based on the Behavioral Health Academy™ program.
Identify a call to action for continued workforce development in the behavioral health field.

Breakout Presenter(s)

George Hurd, MBA

Vice President - Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health
Community Health Network
Indianapolis, Indiana
Tiffany Hatfield, LCSW, LCAC

Program Manager - Behavioral Health Academy
Community Health Network
Indianapolis, Indiana