Partnerships for Mental Health

Laura Weiss Roberts, MD, MAKatharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor and ChairmanStanford University School of MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Stanford, CA, USADaryn Reicherter, MDClinical Associate ProfessorStanford University School of MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford, CA, USASteven Adelsheim, MDClinical ProfessorStanford University School of MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford, CA, USAShashank V. Joshi, MDAssociate Professor and Director of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,Stanford University School of MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences       Stanford, CA, USA

• Acknowledgements.- Dedications.- Foreword. Partnerships Between Academic Medical Centers and Community-Based Organizations Enhance the Mission and Impact of Each.- Preface.- Introduction. Beginning with a Single Step.- Narrative 1. The Stanford–Santa Clara County Methamphetamine Task Force.- Narrative 2. Building Relationships with At-Risk Populations: A Community Engagement Approach for Longitudinal Research.- Narrative 3. The Center for Youth Wellness: A Community-based Approach to Holistic Health Care in San Francisco.- Narrative 4. The Cambodian Lotus Thrives under a California Sun: Partnership between a Mental Health Clinic and a Khmer Buddhist Temple.- Narrative 5. Kombis, Brothels and Violence Against Women: Building Global Health Partnerships to Address Women’s Health and Empowerment.- Narrative 6. Creating a National Native Telebehavioral Health Network: The IHS Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence.- Narrative 7. The Program of Assertive Community Treatment and the University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry.- Narrative 8. Laughing at the Rain.- Narrative 9. From the Ivory Tower to the Real World: Translating an Evidence-Based Intervention for Latino Dementia Family Caregivers into a Community Setting.- Narrative 10. Implementing a Peer Support Program for Veterans: Seeking new models for the provision of community based outpatient services for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders.- Narrative 11. A Journey of Mutual Growth: Mental Health Awareness in the Muslim Community.- Narrative 12. The Intercultural Psychiatric Program at Oregon Health and Science University.- Narrative 13. Engaging Schools in Mental Health Partnerships.- Narrative 14. The Earthquake.- Narrative 15. Voices of Experience: Questions and Answers.

"It is intended to illustrate the importance and power of hearing individual stories and how these stories can influence significant changes within systems for the benefit of those involved in obtaining these services. ... this book could prove useful for anyone in the mental health field, as well as those interested in providing either clinical or support services for individuals suffering from mental illness in a variety of settings. ... a good reference for those interested in creating useful services." (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)