| 1. | Center for the Study of Mental Health Policies and Services | | | (CSMHPS). The Center was established in 1996 to increase the development of high-quality social work research in an active program of public mental health research. It promotes research for children and adults with major mental illness at both the systems and intervention level with particular emphasis on consumer centered services. www.csmhps.pdx.edu |
| 2. | Policy Research Associates | | | Research group offering comprehensive services - applied research, policy analysis, evaluation studies, knowledge development and application, and technical assistance - with a primary focus on mental health services. www.prainc.com |
| 3. | National Technical Assistance Center | | | NTAC provides on-site technical assistance to individual states and regions on all issues of importance to mental health planning, service delivery, and evaluation. www.nasmhpd.org |
| 4. | Office of Science Policy and Program Planning - NIMH | | | OSPPP provides advice and guidance to the NIMH Director and senior Institute staff concerning science policy; strategic planning; program planning and evaluation; other special crosscutting science programs; knowledge exchange; and technology and information transfer. www.nimh.nih.gov |
| 5. | Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research | | | The CMHPSR researches the organization, financing, and management structure of mental health care systems and the delivery of mental health services and provides consultation and technical support to those individuals and programs involved in implementing system change. The Center has attempted to use the results of its research and evaluation efforts to inform the decision making of public policy makers at local, state, and national levels. www.uphs.upenn.edu |
| 6. | Consortium for Applied Research in Mental Health | | | Research program embraces a multi-disciplinary approach and includes the areas and disciplines of correctional services, economics, epidemiology, family edicine, law, nursing, police services, political science, psychology, psychiatry and social work. www.uwo.ca |
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