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| Topic: |
Mental Health Integration Program (MHIP) |
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| Presenters: |
Betsy Jones, MBA, MSW
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA |
Date: |
Friday March 2, 2012 |
| Time: |
9am-10am PST |
Description
Lessons learned from the MHIP Program which includes over 100 community health clinics and over 35 mental health clinics providing integrated care to a variety of low-income populations. MORE About MHIP
Presenters
Betsy Jones, MBA, MSW
Betsy Jones is director of product development for the Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW). She has over 15 years of experience in strategic planning, organizational development, performance improvement, program design and implementation, and advocacy. She has extensive experience with community health organizations and non-profit health plan systems and has led the successful design and implementation of innovative, integrated community health programs. Betsy holds an MBA from Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management, and an MSW from the University of Washington. She serves as board president at Navos, formerly Highline West Seattle Mental Health.
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA
Jürgen Unützer is an internationally recognized psychiatrist and health services researcher. His work focuses on innovative models that integrate mental health and general medical services and on translating research on evidence-based behavioral health interventions into effective clinical and public health practice. He has over 200 scientific publications and is the recipient of numerous federal and foundation grants and awards for his research to improve the health and mental health of populations through patient-centered integrated mental health services.
Dr. Unützer is Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and Chief of Psychiatric Services at the UW Medical Center. He also holds appointments as Adjunct Professor of Health Services at the UW School of Public Health and Affiliate Investigator at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle, WA.
Dr. Unützer directs the AIMS Center and the IMPACT Program which has supported national and international testing and implementation of an evidence-based program for depression care. IMPACT has been shown in randomized controlled trials to double the effectiveness of usual care for depression while lowering long-term health care costs. In recent years, Dr. Unützer’s work has focused on developing and supporting local, regional, and state-wide partnerships that improve access to evidence-based care through workforce development and capacity building in primary and behavioral health care (MHIP).
Dr. Unützer has served as Senior Scientific Advisor to the World Health Organization and as an advisor to the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. He works with national and international organizations dedicated to improving behavioral health care for diverse populations. His awards include the Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars Award in Aging Research from the American Foundation for Aging Research, the Klerman Junior Investigator Award from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, the Research Award from the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, and the Oken Fellowship from the American Psychosomatic Society.
Dr. Unützer trained in Public Policy (MA, University of Chicago), Medicine (MD, Vanderbilt University) and Public Health (MPH, University of Washington). He completed fellowships in Geriatric Psychiatry at UCLA and in Primary Care Psychiatry / Health Services Research at the University of Washington.
