The Mental Health Systems
Improvement Collaborative (MHSIC)

The Mental Health Systems Improvement Collaborative (MHSIC) was created in 2001 as a joint venture between the Mental Hygiene Administration (MHA) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). This new program evolved from the longstanding training partnership between UMB and MHA, the Mental Health Services Training Collaborative (MHSTC). In response to the success of this activity in supporting the development of the Public Mental Health System (PMHS), leaders of the two organizations explored other possibilities for collaboration. The new Collaborative is the result of that mutual deliberation.

MHSIC is made up of the former Training Collaborative, now renamed the Mental Health Services Training Center, and two additional Centers. They are the Evidence-Based Practice Center and the Systems Evaluation Center. The three Centers work in partnership, in conjunction with MHA, to foster and support the continued development of the PMHS. This combination of Centers provides an opportunity to initiate changes in system management, policy development, and service delivery through the Mental Health Services Training and Evidence-Based Practice Centers, while assessing and analyzing system performance through the Systems Evaluation Center.

MHSIC staff believes that involvement of representatives of the mental health community in the State enhances the success of the Collaboratives initiatives. Consumer and family members, providers, administrators, and other advocates are routinely asked to participate in work groups related to specific projects. The MHSIC welcomes comments and ideas from anyone who has an interest in our activities.

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