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Data Report: 2012 Indiana Substance Abuse Workforce
(2015-05) Sheff, Zachary T.; Nowak, Callie; Maxey, Hannah L.
The substance abuse workforce is a subset of the larger mental health workforce and includes only those professionals who are involved in the treatment of substance abuse issues. This report identifies major trends and includes key data on the substance abuse workforce that may be used to promote meaningful policy discussion and inform evidence-based policy development. Understanding the status of Indiana’s substance abuse workforce is critical to ensuring that Indiana residents have access to high quality care, to developing programs that will train practitioners to meet future needs, and to recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals in Indiana.
Policy Report: 2012 Substance Use Disorder Workforce
(2015-06) Norwood, Connor W.; Randolph, Courtney R.; Maxey, Hannah L.
Ensuring that Indiana communities have the capacity to meet the increasing need for substance use disorder services is of critical importance to health care systems, professional training programs, and community organizations. Therefore, this report aims to understand the substance use disorder workforce capacity in Indiana and its relation to ED utilization for substance use services.