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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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    Hot off the Press: FY26 Annual Report

    This report highlights iSPARC’s achievements for FY 2026. We begin by describing Technical Assistance to DMH and its contracted providers, collaborations with DMH, with other entities in the Commonwealth, and with other state organizations. We then describe our achievements in Public Mental Health and Implementation Research that span the nation. Finally, we highlight the specific programs and ways in which the DMH contract supports these activities and our overall organizational structure.

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    iSPARC Researcher Receives K12 Funding for Innovative Mental Health Intervention in Primary Care

    Clevanne Julce, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the UMass Chan Lifeline for Families Center and iSPARC researcher, has received a Mentored Career Development (K12) award from the University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS).  

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    Law & Psychiatry Program Awarded $3.8 Million SAMHSA Grant to Support Behavioral Health and Community Safety in Massachusetts

    The Law & Psychiatry Program at UMass Chan Medical School was awarded a new $3.8 million, five-year capacity-building grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) titled Implementing a Behavioral Health and Community Safety Partnership.

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