Improving California’s Behavioral Health Workforce for Older Adults

​One in five Californians will be an older adult by 2030, yet gaps and deficits in the state’s geriatric mental health care workforce still exist. In this Health Policy Seminar, Faculty Associate Janet Frank and Research Scientist Kathryn Kietzman share recommendations from their study on how state policymakers, educational institutions, and county mental health/behavioral health departments and their contracted providers can help improve this workforce and ensure that mental health care training that addresses the unique needs of older adults is a priority instead of an afterthought.