Behavioral Health Systems Improvement Collaborative

The Behavioral Health Systems Improvement Collaborative is a longstanding collaboration between the Department of Psychiatry and the State of Maryland, focused on using research to ensure that the mental health services delivered by the state’s Behavioral Health Administration are evidence-based and provided with fidelity by trained clinicians. The Collaborative is organized as three integrated Centers.

• The Evidence-Based Practice Center provides UMB specialists to train mental health service providers across Maryland in evidence-based services for some of the system’s most vulnerable patients, including Supported Employment, Family Psychoeducation, and Assertive Community Treatment.

• The Systems Evaluation Center conducts evaluations of the Public Mental Health System of Maryland and led the development and implementation of the state’s Outcomes Measurement System for outpatient mental health services.

• The Training Center partners with the Behavioral Health Administration to plan, organize, and administer a diverse set of training activities to support the efficacy of the state’s public mental health system.