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Impact of U.S. Federal Loan Repayment Programs on the Behavioral Health Workforce

What is it about?

The U.S. is facing a severe behavioral health workforce shortage. The federal government has deployed loan repayment programs as a policy tool to increase behavioral health workforce recruitment and retention. This paper reviews the literature on loan repayment programs and their impact on the behavioral health workforce.

Why is it important?

Our review finds that although federal loan repayment programs are an important and effective tool to address the behavioral health workforce shortage, additional federal policy strategies are needed to attract and retain behavioral health providers and to diversify the behavioral health workforce.

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