CMHIS provides support for your organization or system on how to implement the most effective mental health care in your community.
What We Do
The Center for Mental Health Implementation Support (CMHIS) applies a deep knowledge of how to sustainably implement effective mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery practices and programs that support organizations and systems in improving the lives of the people they serve.
CMHIS and our bi-regional Hubs can help your organization or system improve the delivery of mental health care. We can strategize how to overcome barriers to implementing and sustaining your current programs, or planning new program implementation from start to finish.
We can help you map the course, navigate roadblocks, and provide support to ensure that the people who need it receive the excellent mental health care that providers always strive to deliver. We do this through:
CMHIS serves organizations that oversee or directly provide mental health services, including grantees funded by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services. These organizations typically work with people with serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance.
Newsworthy Features
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs): Repository List and Details
This interactive dashboard outlines and provides no-cost access to standardized patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for adults and youth that are validated, brief, and sensitive to change over time. The Center for Mental Health Implementation Support (CMHIS) convened a panel of…
Planning with Purpose: A Guide to Learning Collaboratives
Learning Collaboratives (LCs) are structured initiatives that bring teams together to learn, test, and implement evidence‑based or evidence‑informed practices with the goal of improving measurable outcomes. While LC models vary across contexts, high‑quality collaboratives commonly include: A clearly defined, measurable…
Implementation Model Worksheet: Mapping Your Practice Change Project
The Implementation Model Worksheet shows you how three key constructs interact, and how you can: Identify whether your practice change project is going to run smoothly or encounter challenges (factors influencing implementation) Design and enact supports to move through challenges…
Identifying and Addressing Underlying Causes of School Staff Stress and Burnout: A Community of Practice
APPLY NOW! Applications close on Friday, October 16. Eight-session series: October 20, 2026 – February 23, 2027 This virtual community of practice is open to all states and territories. Are you a leader in a school or school district who…
Our Approach
Implementing mental health care practices and maintaining their effectiveness is hard. CMHIS has tools and strategies to help make it easier for you to deliver the best care.
The process of implementing an effective intervention starts by understanding the mental health needs in a community and current gaps in care. Next, the right intervention must be selected. Staff must also be prepared and resources must be gathered before starting to deliver the new practice. Finally, the new service is evaluated and sustained to ensure it continues to be delivered at the highest quality.
The process can be divided into the eight core topics listed below. We provide resources and support about these topics, but will meet you wherever you are in your journey, from maintaining services through shifting priorities and funding, to starting something new.
Implementing mental health care practices and maintaining their effectiveness is hard. CMHIS has tools and strategies to help make it easier for you to deliver the best care.
The process of implementing an effective intervention starts by understanding the mental health needs in a community and current gaps in care. Next, the right intervention must be selected. Staff must also be prepared and resources must be gathered before starting to deliver the new practice. Finally, the new service is evaluated and sustained to ensure it continues to be delivered at the highest quality.
The process can be divided into the eight core topics listed below. We provide resources and support about these topics, but will meet you wherever you are in your journey, from maintaining services through shifting priorities and funding, to starting something new.
The Process of Implementing an Effective Intervention
Preparing
Implementing
Sustaining
Bi-Regional Hubs
Our bi-regional Hubs can provide tailored support for organizations and systems on how to implement effective practices to deliver the best mental health care. We help teams better understand and apply the science and strategies to navigate obstacles they face and harness the strengths they possess.
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