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--Importance of employment to workers with lived experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
​-Outcomes associated with registry-managed care coordination and patient education for adults with co-occurring diabetes and mental illness
​-The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with behavioral health disorders
-Mental health services after discharge may be protective against readmission following medical hospitalizations
​-Impact of WHAM on patient activation, health practices, & employment
-Factors associated with 30-day medical hospital readmission for adults with mental illnesses
-Outcomes of mental health self-directed care
-Predictors of smoking among public mental health clients
​-Co-occurring diabetes, obesity, & mental illness
-Nutrition & Exercise for Wellness & Recovery: An RCT
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Access Policy Resources 

-Policy infographic on integrating IPS & SEd 
-Policy infographic on 988 mental health emergency line
-Podcast on using labor force trends to align public policies
​-Policy Twitter Chat on supported employment
-Webinar on Sequential Intercept Model for jail diversion
​-Policy Twitter Chat on integrated behavioral healthcare
​-Latest on healthcare reform
​-Care coordination in the CCBHC Program

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Research and Evaluation Program​
The Center conducts a series of rigorous research projects to enhance the state of evidence-based practice and systems transformation in behavioral health.

Explore our program of research.

Over the past 30 years, our Center has contributed to the evidence base and advanced knowledge in behavioral health care and medicine. 
Learn more about our completed studies.

Center Spotlights​

Listen up! Sam Says Podcast on patient-centered behavioral health models in Medicaid managed care with Dr. Judith Cook & Samantha Olds Frey of the IL Association of Medicaid Health Plans 

Timely new resource! Use this manual to teach evidence-based strategies that enhance immune health

Watch this webinar on how WRAP for Healthy Aging helps older adults to self-manage their physical and mental health

Read our 3-minute infographics for succinct presentations on key mental health topics

Center Director interviewed for the Orlando Sentinel Media Group about the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of older Americans

Online tool helps doctors refer patients to mental health self-management education & support, including online options to maintain physical distancing during COVID-19

Online toolkit reviews the many ways that peer support specialists improve supported employment programs
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Learn how your state or agency can address the social determinants of health

​​Study first to show long-term effects of supported employment in the decade after services. Click here to request a copy of the article.

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​Integrated Healthcare Podcast Library

Practice, Policy, & Science Exchange


​Solutions Suite

The UIC Solutions Suite offers health, self-determination, and recovery tools for immediate programmatic or personal use.


​Academy for Policymakers

The UIC Academy for Policymakers provides resources and technical assistance to mental health policymakers.


​Science Showcase

The UIC Science Showcase features the latest evidence on mental health and health promotion.
The contents of this web site were developed under a grant with funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and from the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services (NIDILRR grant #90RT5038 and #90RTHF0004-01-00). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) of HHS. The contents of this web site do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, or of SAMHSA, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.