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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman sits behind her desk. Sex therapist and social worker Stefani Goerlich sits in her office in Detroit. Goerlich says her ...

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 ...

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 ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine is set to become the latest state to join an interstate compact for social worker licensure. The proposal is designed to make it easier for social workers to practice in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The Florida House has approved a bill that would allow Florida to join the Social Work Licensure Compact, a multistate agreement that streamlines ...