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This report identified barriers to licensure and suggested various solutions on how to reduce these barriers. Adrienne Shilton and Paige Clark will present to the committee an overview of this report (Attachment B) .  \nAttachments  \nAttachment A: The California Alliance of Child and Family Therapist report “Addressing the Disparities in Clinical Exam Pass Rates for Behavioral Health”  \nAttachment B: The California Alliance of Child and Family Therapist presentation“Testing Disparities and Professional License Exam Passage Rates”  \nBlank Page  \nAddressing the Disparities in Clinical Exam Rates for Behavioral Health  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nThank You  \nThe California Alliance of Child and Family Services would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their invaluable contributions to this document:  \nAdrienne Shilton  \nPaige Clark  \nElveena Fareedi  \nDidi Hirsch Mental Health Services  \nPacific Clinics  \nFred Finch Youth and Family Services  \nJoin us in our mission by becoming a member of the CA Alliance and learn more about the Catalyst Center by clicking HERE.  \nTogether, we can create a brighter future for mental health services and make a lasting  \nimpact.  \nSolutions to Create an Equitable Workforce  \nAs the need for behavioral health and social services skyrockets in California, it is more important than ever to support the current and future professionals who provide these imperative services. The Governor’s Master Plan for Kids’ Mental Health found that suicide rates for children and youth ages 10-18 increased 20% between 2019-2020, with significant disparities among demographic groups.1 Disturbingly, the California Department of Public Health reports that, “Youth [ages 10-24] who are Black experienced the largest increase in suicide rates of 28%” between 2019-2020 ”2 At present, California falls short of fulfilling a mere 23.57% of the mental health requirements throughout the state.3 Roughly 17% of the state’s population grapples with mental health needs, while 1 out of every 20 individuals experiences severe mental illness.4 Regrettably, approximately 66% of Californian adults with a mental illness and 64.5% of teenagers who encounter major depressive episodes do not receive any treatment.5 Despite having over 80,000 licensed behavioral health experts in 2016, California managed to meet only 30% of its overall need for a professionally skilled workforce in this field.6  \nThe 2020 Pandemic exposed the long-standing detrimental effects of health inequalities in BIPOC due to systemic, racial, and structural oppression. Unfortunately, like other health professions in the United States, the behavioral health workforce faces a disconcerting lack of racial and ethnic diversity. As per the 2018 Behavioral Health Workforce report by UCSF, African Americans, and Latinx/o/as are significantly underrepresented among psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers compared to California’s population.7 This issue is compounded by limited educational, training, and financial opportunities, which further restrict the pipeline of skilled professionals, including social workers who comprise approximately 17% of the behavioral health workforce.8  \nAlarmingly, despite BIPOC projected to make up more than 65% of California’s population by 2030, representation in the health workforce and educational pipeline is expected to continue declining if there are no bold and innovative approaches to educating, training, licensing, hiring, and retaining a behavioral health workforce that reflects the communities served.9 One of the primary challeng","cbCainQKm2YDtDeD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainQKm2YDtDeD","pdf",12600527,18,"English","# Solutions to Create an Equitable Workforce\n## Key barriers to licensure and workforce inequities\n## Disparities by race, language, and access to training\n## Licensing requirements and workforce pipeline challenges","[{\"question\":\"What document materials are included and what is their purpose?\",\"answer\":\"The materials include a report (Attachment A) and a presentation overview (Attachment B). 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