Behavioral Health Workforce
Retention Toolkit
Resources to support your team at every stage so they can provide consistent, high-quality care.
Upcoming Events
Join us for our upcoming events focused on behavioral health workforce retention. These events will thoroughly explore the Toolkit, discuss how to leverage the organizational assessment, and spotlight providers already putting these practices into action.
Effective staff retention is essential for delivering quality care and reducing the challenges of turnover. The need is pressing, yet the time and energy it takes to recruit, train, and support staff can be overwhelming. This toolkit is here to help.
What’s Inside
- Practical strategies that work across behavioral health settings.
- Tools you can adapt to your organization’s needs.
- Guidance for leaders, HR teams, and supervisors.
- Spotlights from Illinois organizations improving retention.
Build Your Workforce
Sustain & Support Staff
Invest in Key Roles
Watch the 2025 BHWC Retention Event that prompted the Toolkit!
Organization Retention Assessment
Stay Connected
The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center (BHWC), established in 2022, is funded by the Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery at the Illinois Department of Human Services and administered by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The BHWC leads the charge by supporting recruitment, education and retention of the behavioral health workforce.
