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This event featured presentations on evidence-based interventions and system reforms to promote health, inclusion, and recovery for adults and young adults with mental health conditions. Listen to renowned speakers as they highlight the historical impact of the NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers. Also hear about future directions to inspire new research and knowledge translation in the behavioral health field. 

Welcome & Summit Overview 

Judith A. Cook, PhD, Director
​Center on Integrated Health Care & Self-Directed Recovery, University of Illinois at Chicago
Leslie J. Caplan, PhD, Former Acting Associate Director
​Office of Research Sciences, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ​

​Advancing Mental Health Care through Dynamic Translation of Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Science

Judith A. Cook, PhD, Director
​Center on Integrated Health Care & Self-Directed Recovery, University of Illinois at Chicago

Augmenting & Innovating Evidence-Based & Promising Employment Services to Increase Vocational Recovery among People with Psychiatric Conditions 

Sally Rogers, ScD, Former Executive Director and
Marianne Farkas, ScD, Director of TDTA
​Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University

Infusing Youth Voices in Research & Moving from a Goal of Employment to Careers

Maryann Davis, PhD, Director
​Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research, University of Massachusetts

Braiding Three Strands: Common Factors/Common Elements, Peer-Delivered Services & Effective Training

Janet Walker, PhD
​Regional Research Institute, Portland State University

Advancing Our Understanding of Inclusion & Participation through Innovative Research Methods & "Influencer" Translation Strategies

Mark Salzer, PhD, Director
​Collaborative for Community Inclusion, Temple University
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