Behavioral health safety net workforce needs; DBHDS to develop strategy to address, report.

Department of Behavioral Health and DevelopmentalServices; work group; strategies to meet behavioral health safety net workforce needs; report. Directs the Department of BehavioralHealth and Developmental Services to establish a work group, whichshall include representatives of the Department of Health Professions,the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, the VirginiaArea Health Education Centers Program and regional area health educationcenters, the Virginia Community College System, the State Councilof Higher Education for Virginia, and other relevant stakeholders,to develop a strategy to address the behavioral health safety networkforce shortage in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor andthe General Assembly by November 1, 2022.