Open AccessNew Tools for Implementing Evidence-Based Care for Serious Mental Illness
Author(s) -
Amy N. Cohen,
Tristan Gorrindo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
focus/focus (american psychiatric publishing. online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1541-4108
pISSN - 1541-4094
DOI - 10.1176/appi.focus.20200023
Subject(s) - mental illness , medicine , mental health , accreditation , population , substance abuse , evidence based practice , nursing , psychiatry , alternative medicine , medical education , environmental health , pathology
More than 11 million adults in the United States have a serious mental illness. Outcomes for these illnesses are good when appropriate treatments are received; however, rates of delivery and utilization of evidence-based care for this population are moderate to low. This article introduces SMI Adviser, a national initiative, supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to advance the use of evidence-based practices and delivery of patient-centered care for the population with serious mental illness. SMI Adviser offers free technical assistance to clinicians caring for this population through accredited educational opportunities, vetted resources, and on-demand consultations.