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What Is Lay Counseling?
This fact sheet shows how lay counselors can bridge the mental health workforce gap by providing evidence-based support comparable to that offered by licensed therapists.

Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce: Evaluation of the Lay Counselor Academy
An evaluation of the Lay Counselor Academy finds the program effectively upskills health and social workers to provide mental health support. The program could play a pivotal role in addressing immediate and long-term shortages in the mental health workforce.

Rural Health Programs Empower High School Students for Local Careers
Expanded career technical education is creating job opportunities for students and alleviating the health worker shortage in rural California.