OUR MISSION
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health supports and promotes the use of centralized standards and best practices to advance behavioral health services for individuals with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbances, and co-occurring conditions.
WHAT WE DO
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health provides training, technical assistance, and fidelity monitoring for entities responsible for developing and implementing evidence-based practices for individuals with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and co-occurring conditions.
TRAINING
Whether you want to improve existing skills or expand your horizons, our multi-disciplinary team developed a variety of trainings for a variety of audiences.
FIDELITY AND EVALUATION
Our subject matter experts are dedicated to providing formal, external reviews through a collaborative hands-on approach.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Backed by a team of experienced professionals, our strategic technical assistance meets the needs of varying stakeholders and deliver lasting changes with measurable growth.
AREAS OF FOCUS
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health currently provides technical assistance to behavioral health service providers and stakeholders who provide the following four areas of focus.
ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT)
Assertive community treatment is an intensive and highly integrated approach for community mental health service delivery for individuals with serious mental illness.
INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT & SUPPORT (IPS)
Individual placement and support is a model of supported employment for people with serious mental illness and helps people living with behavioral health conditions work at regular jobs of their choosing.
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (PSH)
Permanent supportive housing is an intervention that combines permanent, affordable housing with voluntary support services designed to help tenants stay housed.
SUICIDE PREVENTION
Suicide is a serious public health problem in the United States. Suicide prevention includes strategies, approaches, programs, practices, and education that work to prevent suicide. Suicide prevention requires a comprehensive approach, and everyone has a role to play in suicide prevention.
Meet the Team
The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health is a multidisciplinary team of experts with specialized skills and knowledge in supporting, developing, and leading behavioral health services.
Caitlin Owens, LMSW
Torie Keith, LMSW
Alaina Elliott-Wherry, MPH
Falicia Beck, LMSW
Sara Knox, LMSW
Darcey Sebolt
Mandy Hatten, CESP
Michelle Johnston
Dr. Nancy Williams, MD
Meredith Field, MFA
Crissy Caganelli, MA
Erin Sullivan
Tammie Amsbaugh, BA
Brad Richardson, Ph.D.
Additional Research Staff:
Sherry Gao, Assistant Research Specialist
Address
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Center for Disabilities and Development
100 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242