“Our goal is to support the entire lifecycle of the behavioral health care workforce, from expanding and diversifying the pool of new providers to helping experienced providers avoid burnout,” said Peggy Maguire, president of Cambia Health Foundation. “The turnover rate in this field continues to rise, highlighting the need to create sustainable care practices. We believe that with a stronger workforce, our communities will be better equipped to address the ongoing mental health crisis.”
These investments are part of the Foundation’s Health Care Workforce program, which focuses on expanding, diversifying, and training the workforce to reduce behavioral health workforce shortages in our region. This effort is part of a larger vision to advance equity through whole-person health across Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The Foundation partners with organizations that are addressing the root causes of provider shortages as well as creating innovative approaches that expand access to care within whole-person care models.
Cambia Health Foundation is pleased to invest in the following organizations:
- Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health (Oregon)
- Eastern Washington University (Washington)
- ECHO Idaho (Idaho)
- Friends of the Children (national)
- Multicare Health Foundation (Washington)
- Oregon Health & Science University and Familias en Acción (Oregon)
- Utah School Mental Health Collaborative, University of Utah (Utah)
- Utah Valley University (Utah)
The eight organizations receiving grants approach this complex issue in bold and distinct ways, with projects working toward one or more of the following solutions:
- Increasing access to behavioral health care for children
- Removing barriers for individuals seeking graduate-level education to join the behavioral health care field
- Supporting the creation of certificate-level educational programs for individuals to provide low-intensity interventions
- Creating an innovative employer-based program where community health workers provide onsite employee health and well-being
- Expanding behavioral health care access in rural and underserved communities
About Cambia Health Foundation 
Cambia Health Foundation is the corporate foundation of Cambia Health Solutions. Founded in 2007, the foundation has funded over $110 million in grants to advance patient- and family-centered care for all. We purposefully invest in ideas that expand access to behavioral health care to advance equity through whole-person health.
CONTACT
For Cambia Health Foundation
Monica Graham
(360) 790-5188
Monica.Graham@cambiahealth.com