UNT Professor Receives $1.9M Grant to Fund Substance Use Disorder Training Program

Dhru Mukherjee, PhD

Dhru Mukherjee, associate professor in the University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service Department of Social Work, received $1.865 million to address health disparities and the shortage in the healthcare workforce in the Dallas Fort Worth area who are skilled in handling opioid and other substance use disorders in underserved communities.

“The program will create a state-recognized certificate and federally-recognized apprenticeship program for the community health worker participants,” Mukherjee said. “This initiative will bolster the shortage of behavioral health workforce in DFW.”