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Community Engagement

Leading the mental health research community and beyond in a working partnership with individuals with lived mental health experience, their families, and the agencies that serve them.

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Public Mental Health and Implementation Research

Conducting, disseminating, and supporting the use of research in the public mental health system to enhance services for people with behavioral health conditions that promote their recovery and improve their quality of life.

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Technical Assistance

Offering basic and intensive technical assistance (TA) services to MassDMH and its contracted providers.

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    Law & Psychiatry Researchers Co-Present Findings with MA Department of Correction at State House Special Commission

    On January 12, 2026, members of the Law & Psychiatry research team from iSPARC at UMass Chan Medical School, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Correction (MA DOC), co-presented their latest findings to the Special Commission for Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration at the Massachusetts State House.

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    FY2025 Annual Report

    Hot off the press is our FY25 Annual Report. In fiscal year 2025, we continued to leverage the Mass DMH's investment to rapidly translate research findings into their implementation within best practices for individuals with lived experience, their families, and the providers who serve them across the Commonwealth. This report highlights our achievements for FY 2025.

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