Behavioral Health & Primary Care Student Loan Repayment Program
A student loan repayment program for behavioral health, primary care, and substance use disorder treatment professionals who work in eligible settings in Massachusetts. This program contains three separate initiatives, each of which has different eligible roles and settings.
1. Behavioral Health and Primary Care Initiative
2. Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Initiative
3. Substance Use Treatment Provider Initiative
To learn more about the requirements for each initiative, please refer to the Common Questions and Program Overview resources below.
Applications for this program closed in January 2023.
Program Details
Each participant in the Behavioral Health & Primary Care Student Loan Repayment Program was awarded through one of the three initiatives listed below. If you are unsure of which initiative you were awarded under, please refer to your contract.
Behavioral Health and Primary Care Initiative
Who’s eligible?
Behavioral health and primary care providers working in community health centers, community mental health centers, psychiatric units in acute care hospitals, and inpatient psychiatric hospitals.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Initiative
Who's eligible?
Child and adolescent psychiatrists working in community health centers or community mental health centers.
Substance Use Treatment Provider Initiative
Who's eligible?
Substance use treatment professionals that are NOT working in community health centers, community mental health centers, psychiatric units in acute care hospitals, and inpatient psychiatric hospitals.