Kaiser Permanente Provides $4.2 Million Grant For Colorado Mental Health Workforce Accelerator Collaborative  

Kaiser Permanente is partnering with organizations including the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the Metropolitan State University of Denver to launch the new Mental Health Workforce Accelerator Collaborative. Kaiser Permanente is dedicating $4.2 million in grants toward the effort. The accelerator is expected to scale up through 2024 and 2025, with the goal of increasing and diversifying the mental health workforce across Colorado. 

The accelerator aims to help graduates in mental health fields bridge the gap between degrees and licensure for aspiring mental health workers. According to Kaiser Permanente, the cost of study materials and testing, and acquiring . . .