“The mission of the Mental Health Division is to promote recovery and safety.”

MHD Research

The Mental Health Department's Research and Data Analysis unit puts MHD's vast amounts of data in to perspective with meaningful reports and easy to read graphs.
For questions concerning research and data analysis please contact our Research Director: Judy Hall, Ph.D. halljj@dshs.wa.gov

Events & Meetings

New Reports

Evidence-Based Practices Used By Mental Health Providers In Washington St 2006 [ 125 KB]

Children’s Evidence Based Practices Expert Panel-Update [ 125 KB]

Matching Telesage with MHD Encounter Data 8/2006 [ KB]

2002-2004 Adult Consumer Survey Comparison

Performance Indicators Report 2005

Performance Indicator Reports 2001-2004

Children's Medical Caseload Study Phase 1 [ 210 KB]

Children's Medical Caseload Study Phase 2 [ 257 KB]

WSH Improvement of Organizational Performance

Matching Telesage Data with MHD Encounter Data [ 50 KB]

Best practice Guide

Publications

2001 & 2002 Children's Survey Comparison Report

The Prevalence of Serious Mental Illness in Washington State

2002 Children's Survey (MHSIP)

Report of the Children’s Evidence Based Practices Expert Panel

2006 CPT HCPCS Code Updates [ 19 KB]

Meeting Archives

Performance Indicators 2001 [ 907 KB]

EBP Fall Forum Presentations 2005

David Stewart Presentation 12 2005 [ 204 KB]

Mary OBrien Presentation 12 2005 [ 52 KB]

Vijay Ganju Presentation 12 2005 [ 154 KB]

Carol Minugh Presentation 12 2005 [ 85 KB]

Gino Aisenberg Presentation 12 2005 [ 122 KB]

Links National

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)

Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP)

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)

Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health

National Institutes of Health

Presidents New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)

Links - Local

Data Training Web site

MHD Consumer Outcomes System

Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research & Training (WIMIRT)

DSHS Research & Data Analysis Division

NAMI of Washington

Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP)

WIMIRT - West

Performance Indicator Report Sections 2005

Client Characteristics

Client Outcomes

Client Perceptions of Care (MHSIP Survey Indicators)

Community Inpatient Penetration & Utilization Rates

Community Outpatient Penetration & Utilization Rates

Crisis Only Services Penetration and Utilization Rates

Descriptions of Types of Services Received by Clients

Expenditures

State Hospital Penetration & Utilization Rates

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