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Item Pathways to Sustainability: A Road Map for Child Psychiatry Access Programs(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2025-08-18) Moore, Mykayla; Bott, Madison; Maxey, HannahThis report explores sustainable funding strategies for Child Psychiatry Access Programs (CPAPs), with a focus on Indiana’s “Be Happy” initiative. Amid a national youth mental health crisis and provider shortages, CPAPs offer integrated support through consultation, referral, and education for pediatric providers. The Bowen Center outlines five funding models: grant-funded, insurer-supported, direct reimbursement, state-appropriated, and health system-integrated. Evaluating each for impact, sustainability, and feasibility. Insights from national programs and policy recommendations aim to guide long-term planning and financial stability for CPAPs.Item Exploring Opportunities to Support Clinical Preceptors through Tax Credits(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2024-12-17) Bott, Madison; Medlock, Courtney; Maxey, HannahThis brief explores the use of tax credits as a policy mechanism to strengthen the health professional clinical trainingItem Tax Credits As An Incentive Strategy(Indiana University, 2024-11-21) Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & PolicyHealth care workforce shortages are impacting Indiana. The state is losing health care talent to burnout, to out-of-state competition, and in the postgraduate -to-workforce pipeline. There is a need to develop state strategies to recruit and retain the health workforce. State tax credit strategies may focus on providing recruitment and retention incentives to specific professions or for professionals working in specific geographies, or roles.Item State of Indiana's Health Workforce 2024 Report(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2024-10-21) Bott, Madison; Medlock, CourtneyThis report contains license and supplemental data for professions outlined in Indiana Code 25-1-2-10 and fulfills the annual reporting requirements outlined in this statute.Item Indiana Health Workforce Summit 2024: Summary Documents(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy, 2024-05-10) Boustani, Becky; Medlock, Courtney; Bott, MadisonRural Health This brief outlines key takeaways from Indiana’s 2024 Health Workforce Summit including stakeholders’ health workforce priorities and potential next steps to enhance Indiana’s health workforce into the future. It also highlights important insights from a targeted discussion on the unique challenges and opportunities experienced in Indiana’s rural communities. Behavioral & Mental Health This brief outlines key takeaways from Indiana’s 2024 Health Workforce Summit including stakeholders’ health workforce priorities and potential next steps to enhance Indiana’s health workforce into the future. It also highlights important insights from a targeted discussion on Indiana’s behavioral and mental health professionals, including social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, psychologists, psychiatrics, psychiatric APRNs, and other dedicated behavioral and mental health professions. Primary Care: Maternal & Child This brief outlines key takeaways from Indiana’s 2024 Health Workforce Summit including stakeholders’ health workforce priorities and potential next steps to enhance Indiana’s health workforce into the future. It also highlights important insights from a targeted discussion on Indiana’s maternal and child health-focused healthcare workforce, including obstetrician/gynecologists, pediatricians, midwives, and other dedicated professionals, including long-term services and supports for pediatric patients. Primary Care: Adults and Geriatrics This brief outlines key takeaways from Indiana’s 2024 Health Workforce Summit including stakeholders’ health workforce priorities and potential next steps to enhance Indiana’s health workforce into the future. It also highlights important insights from a targeted discussion on family medicine and other general adult providers, geriatricians, and other health workforce members providing primary care and supportive services to adult populations, including long-term services and supports for adults.Item The Landscape Assessment: Employer Perceptions of the Post-secondary Pipeline to Practice(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2024-02-02) Tobin, Mykayla; Ge, Yan; Medlock, Courtney; Maxey, HannahThis report contains an overview of the engagement strategy and feedback received from Indiana behavioral health workforce’s major employers (community mental health centers and hospitals).Item The State of Indiana’s Health Workforce: 2023(2023-10-31)This report contains license and supplemental data for professions outlined in Indiana Code 25-1-2-10. This report fulfills the annual reporting requirements outlined in this statute.Item Longitudinal Assessment of Health Care Professional Practicing in Hospital Settings(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy, 2023-09-08) Vaughn, Sierra; Tobin, MykaylaThe Bowen Center was commissioned by the Indianapolis Patient Safety Coalition to identify health care professionals who reported working in multiple practice settings, with one of those settings being a hospital. The purpose of this analysis was to inform initiatives aimed to standardized medication kits.Item Longitudinal Assessment of Health Care Professional Practicing in Hospital Settings(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2023-09-08) Vaughn, Sierra; Tobin, MykaylaThe Bowen Center was commissioned by the Indianapolis Patient Safety Coalition to identify health care professionals who reported working in multiple practice settings, with one of those settings being a hospital. The purpose of this analysis was to inform initiatives aimed to standardized medication kits.Item National Landscape of Strategies for Health Workforce Development(Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2023-04-11) Maxey, Hannah; Medlock, Courtney