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State’s $80M workforce investments show early gains in credentialing and retention, OHA tells committee
Summary
Oregon officials reported progress from multi-million-dollar investments in behavioral health workforce incentives — including scholarships, waived fees, clinical supervision grants and loan repayment — and said the programs have increased credentialing and retention so far, though long-term monitoring continues.
State officials told the Senate Interim Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health that recent state and federal investments in behavioral health workforce programs are producing measurable increases in credentialing and retention, while acknowledging more work is needed to scale the pipeline.
Tim Nesbitt, manager of OHA’s Behavioral Health workforce incentives team, reviewed programs funded through House Bill 2949 (2021) and subsequent appropriations. Nesbitt said the bill "appropriated $80,000,000" split between workforce incentives and clinical supervision and…
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