Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET)

Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET) is sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This program supports training and paid fieldwork for master's students in social work, clinical mental health counseling, and occupational therapy, particularly those focused on helping at-risk youth and serving medically underserved areas.

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Watch the BHWET-Pro TA webinar recording. Read the FY25 BHWET-Pro FAQs. ## Affected by the California wildfires?

If you cannot apply by the deadline, request a waiver as soon as possible by emailing ApplicationWaivers@hrsa. gov and following the instruction in Section 2. 6 of the Application Guide(PDF - 755 KB).

**Note**: Any waiver requests received more than five calendar days after the opportunity’s closing date will not be granted. Funding Opportunity Number:HRSA-25-068 Dates to Apply:10/22/2024 to 01/21/2025 Bureau/Office:Bureau of Health Workforce Estimated Award Date:07/01/2025 View grant opportunitygrants.

gov (opens in a new window) The purpose of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals is to increase the supply of behavioral health professionals and improve the distribution of a well-trained behavioral health workforce. The program has a specific focus on understanding the needs of children, adolescents, and young adults at risk for mental health, trauma, and behavioral health disorders.

The BHWET Program for Professionals prepares the workforce by emphasizing interprofessional team-based models of care, integrating behavioral health training in primary care settings and recruiting a diverse workforce interested in serving high need and high demand areas. The program also invests increasing the number and training of clinical supervisors.

Accredited institutions of higher education or accredited professional training programs that are establishing or expanding internships or other field placement See other submissions for other time frames that may apply to this NOFO.

programs in mental health in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing (which may include master’s and doctoral level programs), social work, school social work, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, occupational therapy (which may include master’s and doctoral level programs), school counseling, or professional counseling, including such programs with a focus on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, and transitional-age youth.

•Accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (including clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology) for the development and implementation of interprofessional training of psychology graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and SUD prevention and treatment services, as well as the development of faculty in health service psychology.

•Accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interprofessional training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral health services, including trauma-informed care and SUD prevention and treatment services, and the development of faculty in social work.

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