Webinar, May 6th, 2026, with the MGH Center of Excellence for Psychosocial and Systemic Research Mass General Brigham and iSPARC UMass Chan Medical School. This year’s theme is “Building Solutions and Breaking Barriers: Advancing Behavioral Health Through Community Collaborations.”
* The goal of the conference is for DMH clients, their family members, DMH staff, and providers to learn more about the work these two centers are doing and for these centers to learn how their research can best support DMH, its mission, and the people served by DMH.
* The conference emphasizes community-engaged research, including the importance of engaging persons living with mental health challenges, their family members, and the providers and staff who serve them in all phases of the research process.
Agenda:
• A Collaborative Approach to Managing Aggression in the Hospital and the Community, followed by a panel discussion – Marsha Langer Ellison, PhD, UMass Chan iSPARC, Alex Khoury, MPA, MassDMH, Julianne Flynn, LICSW, MassDMH, and Megan Kelly, PhD, UMass Chan iSPARC
• No Wrong Door: A Statewide Partnership to Expand Medication Access and Use for People with Serious Mental Illness – Cheryl Foo, PhD, MGH CoE for Psychosocial and Systemic Research, Harvard Medical School
• Strengthening Statewide Implementation of Alternative to Incarceration Program – • Dara Drawbridge, PhD, UMass Chan iSPARC, Michelle Crist, PhD, UMass Chan iSPARC, Vincent Lorenti, Esq., MA Probation Service – Office of Community Corrections
• Promoting Positive Aging for People with SMI Living in the Community: The Hopeful Healthy Living Program –Kim Mueser, PhD, MGH CoE for Psychosocial and Systemic Research, Harvard Medical School, Jasen Coole, MA, ACCS, Baycove Human Services.
Registration is required
