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State mental health agencies in the United States manage increasingly larger and complex systems of care. This requires an increasingly sophisticated workforce and decision support infrastructure. However, with the exception of larger states with their own research and evaluation offices, few states have the necessary resources to develop these important elements. Bringing in talent from academic organizations who have research as a priority may be the preferred direction for many states. The unique approach developed in South Carolina is the first systematic collaboration between a state mental health system and a multi-institutional, inter-disciplinary academic group oriented towards developing a comprehensive, statewide infrastructure for policy-relevant mental health services research.
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A version of this paper was presented at the Fifth Annual Conference on State Mental Health Agency Research, San Antonio, Texas, January 28, 1995; sponsored by the NASMHPD Research Institute and the Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA.
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Bevilacqua, J.J., Morris, J.A. & Pumariega, A.J. State services research capacity: Building a state infrastructure for mental health services research. Community Ment Health J 32, 519–533 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02251063
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