心理健康哲学博士-心理健康服务与政策

公众和决策者越来越认识到精神疾病和药物滥用的负担。阿片类药物过量死亡和自杀的惊人统计数字使我们每天都在警惕这些状况所造成的情感，社会和经济损失。虽然根据《平价医疗法案》扩大了健康保险，但增加了获得预防和治疗服务的机会，并扩大了康复者的支持和服务。然而，仍然存在许多障碍。
The PhD degree is a research-oriented doctoral degree. In the first two years, students take core courses in the Departments of Mental Health, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology, in research ethics, and attend weekly department seminars. Students must complete a written comprehensive exam (in January of their second year), a preliminary exam, two presentations and a final dissertation including presentation and defense. Throughout their time in the department, we encourage all doctoral students to participate in at least one research group of the major research programs in the department: Substance Use Epidemiology, Global Mental Health, Mental Health and Aging, Mental Health Services and Policy, Methods, Prevention Research, Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetic Epidemiology, Psychiatric Epidemiology, and Autism and Developmental Disabilities.<br>The general public and policy makers are increasingly recognizing the burden of mental illness and substance abuse. The alarming statistics of opioid overdose deaths and suicide remind us daily of emotional, social and economic tolls of these conditions. While the expansion of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act has increased access to both prevention and treatment services and expanded supports and services for persons in recovery. Nevertheless, many barriers remain. Both mental illness and substance abuse remain stigmatized and there are major gender, racial-ethnic, and economic inequities in access, use and quality of services and supports. Many services available are not based on strong empirical evidence and others do not reach quality standards, are too costly, or are not widely accepted by persons at risk for or with mental disorders or substance abuse. The faculty in the Mental Health Services and Policy Area remain committed to the vision of recovery espoused by the New Freedom Commission as a real possibility and focus their research and practice efforts on finding ways to make this possibility a reality. Faculty members implement their research findings on mental health and behavioral health services and supports in their communities, educational institutions, and employment, both nationally and internationally. Moving beyond specialty mental health or substance abuse sectors, faculty are working to create, study, and disseminate interventions that reduce risk, increase assets and resiliency, provide effective treatment, and aid in long-term recovery.