About the Institute

The Mission: advance an efficient and strategic approach to translating the agency’s vision and goals into specific policies, projects, and programs.
The OMH Institute for Program and Policy Innovation (IPPI) will help develop a more streamlined approach for addressing urgent issues in public mental health. By increasing agency efficiency, OMH will be able to provide better services and lower costs for the people of New York State.

Thought Leadership

The IPPI provides guidance to mental health professionals and agencies; helping them identify and employ best practices.
Areas of focus:

• Conducting research and evaluation
• Collaborating with OMH’s two world renowned research facilities.
• Comprehensive reviews of existing literature and environmental scans
• Convening of discussion forums
• Development of white papers and similar work products
• Presentations in select settings

Program and Policy Development

The IPPI promotes front line policies, programs and projects that meet agency goals and better serve the people of New York State.
Critical clinical and public mental health topics include:

• Social determinants of mental health
• The opioid epidemic
• First episode psychosis
• Early prevention
• Accessing mental health services
• Peer support and recovery-promoting best practices

Analytic Intelligence

The IPPI helps make report development more efficient and orients staff to data resources available at OMH. Our methods translate findings from completed projects into products that audiences can understand and act on.

 

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