Participation in planning, implementing, and evaluating health interventions is a fundamental right for all, and that includes the people and communities that mental health organizations serve. This learning community is grounded in that principle.

Participants will engage in a six-session, biweekly experience that blends community engagement practice, implementation science, and peer learning. Together, we will explore how to build the authentic partnerships needed to provide mental health services that truly meet community needs, and how to sustain that work over time.

Across all six sessions, participants will apply the CMHIS Partner Engagement Guide, including its seven principles and seven partnering steps, as a practical framework for engaging and integrating partners into community mental health services. By the end of the learning community, you will have developed (or strengthened) a partner engagement strategic plan that can help guide meaningful collaboration throughout the planning, implementation, and evaluation of your community’s mental health services.