The New York State Office of Mental Health on February 2 announced a statewide push to recruit and train the mental health workforce, opening a public survey to shape a new online resource that the agency said is part of a $2.5 million, multi-year initiative to draw New Yorkers into mental health careers and ease workforce shortages.

The office said the brief survey, released this week, will gather feedback from service providers and professionals to help design a website highlighting professions, programs and settings within New York’s public mental health system. According to the agency, the site will also include a job search feature intended to connect prospective workers with employers across the state.