The AIMS research program has four areas of emphasis:
- Intervention development and effectiveness research
- Intervention development and pilot testing
- Multi-site effectiveness studies of integrated mental health care programs
- Implementation and dissemination research
- Supply-side, demand-side, and organizational factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based programs
- Practice change
- Dissemination and implementation strategies
- Program evaluation
- Evaluating the success of integrated care programs in diverse 'real world' settings
- Research Training
- Training the next generation of mental health services researchers