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We spoke with Robert L. Hawkins, UNC School of Social Work’s incoming vice dean, about the path that led him back to Carolina.
One year after receiving a $4.5 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources Services Administration to establish a new Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center (BHWRC), the UNC BHWRC is launching a new slate of initiatives to research and address behavioral health needs in the United States workforce.