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Research Associate Professor Tonya Van Deinse connects systems to produce better outcomes for community members.
An emerging draft charter, the Social Work Coalition on NC Workforce Development, has been established with the mission to diversify and expand the mental and behavioral health and child welfare workforce to not only tackle staffing shortages, but also develop more social work education programs and take part in legislative advocacy to bolster the social work system.