The Connecticut Mental Health Center: Celebrating 50 Years of a Successful Partnership Between the State and Yale University.
September 28, 2016, marked the 50th anniversary of the Connecticut Mental Health Center, a state-owned and state-operated joint venture between the state and Yale University built and sustained with federal, state, and university funds. Collaboration across these entities has produced a wide array of clinical, educational, and research initiatives, a few of which are described in this column. The missions of clinical care, research, and education remain the foundation for an organization that serves 5,000 individuals each year who are poor and who experience serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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Steiner
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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Anez-Nava
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Madelon
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Baranoski
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Robert
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Cole
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Larry
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Davidson
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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Delphin-Rittmon
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Charles
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Dike
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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DiLeo
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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Duman
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Thomas
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Kirk
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
John
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Krystal
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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Malison
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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Rohrbaugh
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Michael J
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Sernyak
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Vinod
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Srihari
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Thomas
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Styron
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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Tebes
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Scott
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Woods
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
Howard
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Zonana
The authors are with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (e-mail: jeanne.steiner@yale.edu ). Dr. Davidson, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon, Dr. Dike, and Mr. DiLeo are also with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Hartford. Lisa B. Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Brian Hepburn, M.D., are editors of this column.
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