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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...

Vision 2020
As the Bowen Center looks ahead to 2020, our line of sight has expanded and so has our vision. We’ve sharpened Indiana’s health care workforce lens, and now we have set our sights on informing broader health care policy.
License Renewal Survey FAQs
Having trouble with the license renewal survey? We’re answering all your burning questions to make the process easier. If you have a question we don’t answer, contact the Bowen Center at bowenctr@iu.ed or 317-278-0316 and we’ll be happy to help.
Senate Enrolled Act 223 (2018): What does it mean for Indiana’s health workforce data?
Senate Enrolled Act 223 (or SEA 223) has been put into effect. We’re answering the common questions of who it affects, why it’s necessary, and what the data will be used for.
Health Workforce Warrior Spotlight: Social Work
Our Social Work Health Workforce Warrior, Amanda, is telling us about the best and hardest parts of her job. She’s also sharing things she wants people to know about social workers!
Health Workforce Warrior Spotlight: Physician Assistant
In our new series Health Workforce Warriors, we’ll be interviewing various health care professionals. We hope that this can provide a lens into some health professions that you might not have known about otherwise. Kara is a Physician Assistant (PA) in internal medicine at St. Vincent and she’s giving an inside to look at the profession.
Recap: 2019 Legislative Session in Indiana
The dust has settled from Indiana’s 2019 Legislative Session and we want to provide you with a recap of major changes in the health workforce policy realm…
Workforce Shortage: A wellness issue
At first blush you may wonder how workforce shortages and wellness could possibly be related. Workforce shortages contribute to the wellness of providers and the populations they serve. From the provider perspective…

Diversity in the Health Workforce
Improving diversity among health professionals has been an important initiative for decades. Increased diversity in the health care workforce has demonstrated benefits to improved health outcomes. Besides creating a workforce more representative of the communities…