Rural Mental Health in the WICHE West: Meeting Workforce Demands through Regional Partnership

This report discusses how partnerships and programs made accessible by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) can help address issues related to rural mental health workforce shortages. It describes mental health care services and mental health workforce shortages in rural/frontier areas. The report provides information on specific WICHE programs as potential resources to address the shortages. It recommends next steps and includes tables and appendices.