Partnerships for Recovery: Transforming Mental Health in Washington State
Joseph P. Morrissey, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Edward C. Norton, Ph.D., Co-Investigator
Marisa E. Domino, Ph.D., Co-Investigator
Gary S. Cuddeback, Ph.D., Co-Investigator
Alan R. Ellis, MSW, Project Analyst
The State of Washington has received a 5-year multi-million dollar grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to transform the way it delivers quality mental health services to its consumers. The purpose of these funds is to transform mental health systems dictated by outmoded bureaucratic and financial incentives to systems driven by consumer and family needs that focus on building resilience and facilitating recovery. To this end, the State of Washington’s current data and evaluation capabilities will be expanded to address Government Performance (GPRA) indicators as well as SAMHSA’s National Outcome Measures (NOMS) to assess overall system performance.
Principals from the State of Washington have invited the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, with Joseph P. Morrissey, Ph.D., Professor of Health Policy and Psychiatry in the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, as the Principal Investigator, to participate in an evaluation of this initiative. Dr. Morrissey will be joined by Edward C. Norton, Ph.D., Marisa E. Domino, Ph.D., Gary S. Cuddeback, Ph.D., and Alan R. Ellis, MSW.
