A new article published in the Gulf Region Health Outreach Program supplement issue of the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice describes strategies used to collectively enhance the impact of four state-specific Mental Behavioral Health Capacity Projects and shares lessons learned from a multistate collaborative effort, flexibly designed to meet a shared mission. Author Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, PhD, and colleagues, found the Collective Impact (CI) model, with an emphasis on coordination among existing organizations, stakeholders, and the public, to be an effective guidepost to facilitate sustainable change. Read the report, “Four States, Four Projects, One Mission: Collectively Enhancing Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Throughout the Gulf Coast.” Download the Infographic by clicking the image or button below the image.

Four States, Four Projects, One Mission: Collectively Enhancing Mental and Behavioral Health Behavioral Health Capacity Throughout the Gulf Coast
Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer PhD; Osofsky, Howard MD; Osofsky, Joy PhD; Rohrer, Glenn PhD; Rehner, Timothy PhD. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: November/December 2017 – Volume 23 – Issue – p S11–S18 doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000661

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