Enhancing the capacity of the mental health and substance use health workforce to meet population needs: insights from a facilitated virtual policy dialogue

Table 4 Ranked policy implications of our research findings (Focus 1)

Rank	Item	Votes
1^a	Develop a more diverse and culturally competent workforce	31
1^a	Create environments that prevent MHSUH workforce burnout	31
2	Collect comprehensive MHSUH workforce data, stratified by race, ethnicity, gender, etc.	26
3	Invest in training, recruitment and regulation	25
4^a	Achieve funding parity between MHSUH and physical health services	22
4^a	Communicate the need to strengthen MHSUH workforce capacity in response to the pandemic	22
5	Optimize the mix of virtual and in-person delivery to broaden reach	21
6	Create better policy on interface between public and private sectors	16
7^a	Remove barriers to inter-provincial mobility	15
7^a	Value contributions of different roles with the MHSUH workforce, including peer support	15

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