Center for Mental Health Services
The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) leads federal efforts to promote prevention, treatment, and recovery supports for Americans with mental health conditions. CMHS aims to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities; and for all people to live fulfilling, independent, and productive lives.
CMHS strengthens the Nation's mental health by:
- Helping states and communities increase access to effective, evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for children, youth, adults, and family members;
- Developing and leading national strategies and programs to address serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), early intervention, prevention/promotion and treatment, homelessness, suicide prevention, and crisis response, to reduce the impact of mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders on America's communities; and
- Promoting recovery as an outcome for all Americans with behavioral health conditions.
Contact Information
Center for Mental Health Services
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
240-276-1310
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Staff
Office of the Director
Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA, Director
Tison Thomas, Deputy Director
Billina Shaw, M.D., M.P.H., FAPA, Senior Medical Advisor
Nima Sheth, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Medical Advisor
Michelle Kim Leff, M.D., MBA, Senior Medical Advisor
Office of Program Analysis and Coordination (OPAC)
Michelle Bechard, Director
Eric Lulow, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Quality Improvement Team
CDR Sean Allain, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Operations Team
Office of Technical Assistance and Coordination (OTAC)
Karen Gentile, Director
Mogens (Bill) Baerentzen, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Behavioral Health Systems Coordination Team
Valerie Kolick, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Population Mental Health Coordination Team
Division of Trauma and Disaster Behavioral Health (DTDBH)
CAPT Maryann Robinson, Director
Disaster Behavioral Health Branch (DBHB)
Alisa Santucci, Chief
Traumatic Stress Branch (TSB)
Raphaelle Richardson, Chief
Division of Children and School Mental Health (DCSMH)
Nancy Kelly, Director
Child, Adolescent and Family Branch (CAFB)
Emily Lichvar, Chief
Mental Health Promotion Branch (MHPB)
Shane Grant, Chief
Division of State and Community Systems Development (DSCSD)
Susan Marsiglia Gray, Director
State and Homeless Programs Branch (SHPB)
Doug Slothouber, Chief
State and Consumer Protection Branch (SCPB)
Eric Weakly, Chief
Division of Community Behavioral Health (DCBH)
David de Voursney, Director
Comprehensive Services and Systems Branch (CSSB)
Jenny Vidas, Chief
Comprehensive Services and Integration Branch (CSIB)
CDR Nicole Pascua, Chief
Division of Suicide Prevention and Community Supports (DSPCS)
CAPT David Barry, Director
Suicide Prevention Branch (SPB)
Brandon Johnson, Chief
Community Support Programs Branch (CSPB)
CDR Mary-Katherine Hager, Chief