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Mental healthcare shortages have created systemic challenges for communities, health systems and state agencies. UC Irvine's Train New Trainers Fellowship partners have helped address these challenges at scale by building mental healthcare capacity within existing primary care infrastructure.

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  • One in five people is currently struggling with mental health conditions.
  • One in three will face substance use disorders in their lifetime.
  • 40% of primary care visits involve serious mental health issues, for which specialty resources are extremely limited.
  • Most providers receive minimal formal training in mental health care.

Yet most providers receive minimal formal training in mental health care.

This creates overwhelming demand on limited mental health resources, leading to extended wait times, increased emergency department utilization and unmet community needs.

  • California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)
  • Cedars Sinai – Community Benefit Giving Office
  • Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)
  • Tennessee Primary Care Association (TPCA)
  • Emirates Health Services (EHS)

 

  • L.A. CARE Health Plan (L.A. Care)
  • Alameda Health Consortium
  • Partnership HealthPlan of California
  • Rocky Mountain Health Plan
  • Nevada Primary Care Association
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A big part of what motivates me is partnership and bringing the community together. So, for us, that includes health plans, counties, states, other countries and other academic institutions. And our fellows who are working with people who are struggling. It does take a village; it takes a team. -Dr. Robert McCarron, Founder
A man presenting to an audience about Substance Use Disorder (SUD). A bar chart titled "SUD Starts Early and Prevention is Key" is displayed on a screen behind him.
Co-Associate Director, Stephen Delisi, MD speaks during a PC-TEAM conference on substance use disorder.

Your investment in TNT Primary Care Fellowship scholarships delivers:

  • Workforce Multiplier: Each trained provider teaches colleagues, expanding impact
  • Geographic Targeting: Focus scholarships on your highest-need areas
  • Evidence-Based Training: Curriculum grounded in best practices and research
  • Sustainable Impact: Providers remain in their communities long-term
  • Cost-Effective Solution: Training PCPs expands behavioral health faster and at lower costs than training new psychiatrists
A man with gray hair and glasses gestures with open hands while speaking to an audience seated at tables. Laptops are visible on the tables.
Luther Philaya, MD, speaks to Fellows during a PC-TEAM conference.

 

Thanks to our partners, the impact is clear:

  • Training 1400+ Alumni across 47 California counties and 32 states
  • 86% of graduates serve in designated medical shortage areas
  • Three Specialized Fellowships: Primary Care Psychiatry, Primary Care - Addiction Medicine, and Primary Care - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 69.5% growth in enrollment from 2022-2024

Your strategic investment in TNT Fellowship scholarships addresses behavioral healthcare access challenges while building sustainable workforce capacity.

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