Kansas has the unfortunate distinction of being America’s ninth worst state for mental health care. More than 50% of youths with depression and nearly 36% of adults with a mental health illness do not ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Social workers are limited to the states they're licensed in, but in the next two years those workers may only need one license to cross state lines and practice. “They get ...

In a bid to streamline licensure, this week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the first-ever Licensure ...

A licensure compact for social workers would enable health systems and hospitals to expand telehealth outreach and include social workers in more programs. A new licensing compact could help health ...

Kansas ranked last in the “State of Mental Health in America 2023” report. The need for improved mental health care is impossible to ignore. Kansas took an important step to create social worker jobs ...

The Department of Health and Human Services will give $2.5 million to expand the reach of professional interstate licensure compacts, it announced Tuesday at the Health Resource Services ...

Carolyn A. Romano, assistant professor of practice, urged lawmakers to vote in favor of the Social Work Licensure Compact, a multi-state agreement that would allow licensed social workers to practice ...