“1 in 5 Californians will be older adults by the next decade – we are already late in our preparation to serve their needs”
Janet Frank is a faculty associate and lead author of a new study on the need for a more robust and well-trained workforce to serve the behavioral health needs of California’s older adults. In this brief interview, she discusses the need for geriatric behavioral health training and models that have addressed the recruitment and retention for the public behavioral health workforce that serves California’s older adults.