The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center (Center) is a joint initiative of the Department of Human Services and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. As established in the Healthcare and Human Services Reform Act of Illinois, the Center is designed to address the workforce shortage in the behavioral health system of care. Using a hub and spoke model comprised of academic institutions that serve rural, as well as small and large urban areas of the state, the Center will increase access to effective services through coordinated and innovative initiatives to recruit, educate, and retain professionals in behavioral health.

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PA 102-0004 SEC. 65-25 PART C

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The primary goals of the statewide Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center are to strengthen the behavioral healthcare system in Illinois through initiatives targeting the following: • On an on-going basis, collect data on behavioral health workforce needs. • Identify and make recommendations to address structural and policy barriers that inhibit behavioral health care recruitment, training, and retention in Illinois. • Increase the number and diversity of behavioral health workers, including individuals with lived expertise, social workers, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals providing high-quality behavioral health services across the state. • Increase the capacity of primary care physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, and nurses to meet behavioral health and substance use needs in primary health care settings.

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The Center will be structured as a multisite model. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU SOM) will serve as the administering hub. SIUSOM is tasked with a convening and coordinating role for workforce research and planning, including monitoring progress toward Center goals. The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) will serve as the secondary hub with delineated duties. Additional institutions of higher education, including public and independent universities and community colleges in 10 regions will be invited to participate as a consortium of partners. SIUSOM, UIC, and all consortium members will deliver programs and related services to increase the behavioral health care workforce and its capacity to provide high-quality behavioral health services across the state.

Education Organizations;

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Project Grants

Education

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Scope of Work

RFP

Merit Based Review

Merit Based Review

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Annual

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The Grantees will provide quarterly reports describing the progress of the project and the expenditure of funds. Reports will be filed for the reporting periods as follows: Q1 July 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022 Report Due: October 31, 2022 Q2 October 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022 Report Due: January 31, 2023 Q3 January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023 Report Due: April 30, 2023 Q4 April 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023 Report Due: July 31, 2023 Closeout July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 Report Due: July 31, 2023 A report template is provided in Part Two of this agreement. All reports shall be sent by email to grants@ibhe.org on or before the due date.

2 CFR 200

2 CFR 200

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4,436,653

2,098,036 to 2,338,617

- Collaborate with state agency partners as part of an Executive Committee to coordinate the overall initiative - Develop work plan outlining multi-year timeline and key actions to achieve each of the deliverables - Create a website for the Behavioral Health Education Workforce Center and related activities - Establish, convene, and support an Advisory Committee and related work groups with defined roles for each - Create strategic plan to address the behavioral health care workforce shortage and to increase access to effective services in all regions of the state, particularly in those communities and regions most underserved. Engage stakeholders in developing the plan. - Plan for the establishment of a consortium of higher education institutions. - Implement near-term training services

Behavioral Health Workforce Education Center Task Force Report to the Illinois General Assembly: A Report on the Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis and Recommended Solutions to Grow, Recruit & Retain a Qualified, Modern, Diverse, and Evolving Behavioral Health Workforce: Response to House Bill 5111 (PA 100-0767) Dec 27, 2019

Chicago & Springfield

Springfield

ibhe.org

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https://www.unmc.edu/bhecn/

FY 2023 : $4,436,653
FY 2024 : $4,436,653
FY 2025 : $4,436,653