Regional Behavioral Health Workforce Coalition

Collaborating for Change: A Toolkit to Build Regional Behavioral Health Workforce Coalitions, is a resource based on learnings from the Northeast and Southwest RBHWCs. It is modular, designed to be used in pieces or as a whole.

The goal of the toolkit is to provide information to help stakeholders create RBHWCs across Ohio to address workforce shortages in the state.

Section one, “Coalition Building,” provides structure and suggestions for creating a coalition in general. It is broadly applicable to several types of coalitions.

Section two, “Workbook for Building a Regional Behavioral Health Workforce Coalition,” draws on the specific learnings of the Northeast and Southwest RBHWCs. The Southwest Ohio / Northern Kentucky (SWO/NKY) RBHWC was founded in March 2022, providing this toolkit with over three years of experience in building the behavioral health workforce that Ohio needs. The Northeast Ohio (NE) RBHWC was founded in July 2024, fast-tracked because of learnings from the SWO/NKY RBHWC.

The SW RBHWC, NE RBHWC, and the Mental Health & Addiction Advocacy Coalition would like to expresstheir gratitude to the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services for funding the development of this toolkit.