​The Center is located in the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Center's research and evaluation address self-directed care, integrated health and mental health services, co-occurring disability and medical conditions, supported employment, and systems reform. We offer a Practice, Policy, and Science Exchange of training, dissemination, and technical assistance activities for the field.

​We seek to enhance the health and well-being of people with psychiatric disabilities and co-occurring medical conditions, improve their  employment outcomes, and stimulate the development of self-directed recovery models. We promote self-determination and full community participation for individuals in recovery from mental illnesses.

Our Recent Publications

• Importance of employment to workers with lived experience during the COVID-19 pandemic​
• Outcomes associated with diabetes registry- managed care coordination  
• Impact of COVID-19 on adults with behavioral health disorders 
• Mental health services after discharge may prevent medical hospital readmissions​
• Outcomes of mental health self-directed care
• Impact of WHAM self-management program
​• Factors associated with 30-day readmission

Our Recent Manuals

• Enhancing Immune Health 
• Building Financial Wellness
• Peer Specialists Enhance Supported Employment
• Physical Wellness at Work
• Self-Directed Care in Mental Health
• Online Diabetes Toolkit -- English & Spanish

Our Highlighted Work

• Our Center's research on co-occurring diabetes & obesity among adults with mental health conditions is included in the Psychiatric Services Editor's Choice Collection on health disparities 
​• ​ Long-term effects of supported employment​
•  Judith Cook presents on SDC
• Center staff on peer support and early intervention
• Center's research on WRAP
• Center's Diabetes Toolkit an AHRQ Quality Tool
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