PROTOCOL: Interventions to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Mental Health Professionals: A Systematic Review

This is a protocol for a systematic review that aims to identify interventions used to improve recruitment and retention of mental healthcare professionals, and to examine the effectiveness of these interventions. Previous systematic reviews have examined interventions targeting either a specific systemic or occupational factor associated with recruitment and retention of mental health professionals or involved only a specific group of mental health professionals. To our knowledge, this will be the first review that comprehensively synthesises evidence regarding interventions for a broad range of possible systemic and/or occupational factors associated with recruitment and retention across all professional groups working in the field of mental health. The findings of this review will help inform evidence-based interventions to address challenges related to recruitment and retention of mental health workforce.