Lisa Jackson, MA, LPCC, MPH

The behavioral health workforce crisis is not a recruitment problem—it is a pathway design challenge shaped by wages, policy, training, supervision, childcare, credentialing, and sustainable career development.

Noisy environments are part of modern life. But our bodies and minds need time for silence—particularly at a time when anxiety, burnout, loneliness, and chronic stress are recognized as public health challenges.

Current U.S. National Drug Policy Priorities (2025–2026): Implications for Behavioral Health and Public Health Systems Purpose of This Analysis National drug policy shapes more than federal priorities—it influences how states, public health systems, behavioral health agencies, managed care organizations, providers, and community partners conceptualize and structure substance use response efforts. While national policy is not intended to serve as an operational manual, it establishes the...