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Inside Indiana Business: IU unveils Playbook to address mental health workforce shortage
Bowen's Playbook to tackle the crisis in Indiana's mental health is gaining traction and getting attention around Indiana. Read this latest in this article from Inside Indiana Business: The Indiana University School of Medicine’s Bowen Center for Health Workforce...
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: New report details shortage of mental health professionals in Indiana
Bowen's Playbook for Enhancing Indiana's Mental and Behavioral Health Workforce is getting attention in the press across Indiana. Check out this article from the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette: Indiana has a shortage of mental health professionals, a situation a provider...
Faith Meets Mental Health: Dr. Maxey to Present at CTS Talks
Mark your calendars for an inspiring evening at the upcoming CTS Talks, a series of lectures given at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, featuring a thought-provoking presentation by our director, Dr. Hannah L. Maxey. As a guest speaker, Dr. Maxey will...
Christian Theological Seminary Highlighted in Mental Health Workforce Playbook
We're pleased to see Christian Theological Seminary (CTS) sharing their involvement in the Playbook for Enhancing Indiana's Mental and Behavioral Health Workforce. CTS's unique model of integrating education, clinical experience, and community outreach was recognized...
A Family’s Journey: Navigating Youth Mental Health and Supporting a Sister’s PTSD Recovery
I am most passionate about mental health in two ways. One is regarding the mental health of our children and everything they navigate through with technology and social media. As parents, we are watching our children grow up in a world that differs greatly from the...
Through My Eyes: Work Experience in Diversity
Often, I have heard that you learn more by way of experience than from school. I found this to be true as during the past year and a half that I have worked with the Bowen Center. I have learned valuable information that has made me a well-rounded public health...
Indiana’s 2023 Legislative Session Wrap Up: Health Workforce Takeaways
What is the B4? The Bowen Center is committed to providing relevant and timely data to inform health workforce policy. A few years ago, we realized the best way to fulfill that commitment was to keep close tabs on the topics of interest by Indiana stakeholders. One...
Through My Eyes: Black Maternal Health
Black maternal health has been a professional passion of mine since completing an internship focused on data informed policy solutions to Black maternal health issues while in graduate school. As a Black woman, it has also been a personal passion. When I became a...
Bowen Director Dr. Hannah Maxey provides expert testimony on strengthening the community and home-based care workforce to the U.S. Senate
Bowen Director Dr. Hannah Maxey provided expert testimony to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging on March 9, 2023. Her presentation focused on strengthening the home and community-based care workforce, a critical component of support for aging...
Data Dump on Indiana’s Nurses in 2023
In the last month the Bowen Center has published our two bi-annual data and brief reports from license renewals, but also two separate briefs. These two extra briefs look at how the Demand for RNs is expected to grow (our RN Demand Brief) and Licensing of APRNs, how...
Indiana 2023 General Assembly & Health Committees
Indiana's 2023 Legislative session has started! Here is how the Indiana General Assembly is divided and who is on the health committees. For updates on health-related legislation in the 2023 session, check out our Bi-weekly Bill Brief (B4), starting...
The Upcoming 2023 Legislative Session
The Bowen Center has monitored Indiana health workforce legislation for the past five legislative sessions through its Bowen Bi-Weekly Bill Brief or “B4.” In 2022, the Bowen Center rolled out a re-designed B4 to enhance the accessibility of customized information...
How is Indiana’s State Government Divided in 2022?
Indiana's last election was November 3, 2020 and the next election is November 3, 2022Indiana Senate The 50 seats in the senate are divided with Republicans in the majority.Republicans: 39Democrats: 11Indiana House The 100 seats in the house are divided with...
Indiana’s 2022 Legislative Session Wrap-up
The Bowen Center monitors Indiana health workforce legislation through the Bowen Bi-Weekly Bill Brief or “B4.” Now it its fourth iteration, the B4 experienced a re-design in 2022 to enhance accessibility of customized information for users. Users can now search for...
COVID-19: Public Health Emergency and the Health Care Response – Where does the health workforce fit in?
Public Health and Health Care The public health and health care sectors are generally seen as “related but separate.” Public health emergencies, such as COVID-19, demonstrate how critical it is for public health and health care initiatives to be aligned and seen as...