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The Roy Blunt Behavioral Health Scholarship Program

In 2023, upon retiring from over a decade of public service as Missouri’s United States Senator, the Missouri Behavioral Health Council established the Roy Blunt Behavioral Health Scholarship Fund to support students looking to further their careers serving in the Missouri community behavioral health treatment system.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
• November 1, 2024 - for the Spring 2025 semester.
• July 1, 2025 - for the fall 2025 semester.
• November 1, 2025 - for the spring 2026 semester.
• July 1, 2026 - for the fall 2026 semester.

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VIDEO HIGHLIGHT

The Roy Blunt Behavioral Health Scholarship Program Overview and Recipient Interviews

A student wearing a denim jacket carries books as she works toward her behavioral health workforce degree.

Associate of Applied Science in Behavioral Health Support

In 2014, the Missouri Behavioral Health Council collaborated with the Missouri Department of Mental Health to strategically address the critical workforce shortage of case manager positions statewide.

One result of this collaboration is the creation of a new Associate of Applied Science degree in Behavioral Health Support. It aims to educate and prepare future generations for success in the behavioral health workforce within the behavioral health safety-net system.

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