Joseph P. Morrissey, Ph.D., is Professor of Health Policy & Administration and Psychiatry at the Schools of Public Health and Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also serves as Deputy Director for Research of the university’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. He is interested in the organization, financing, and effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse services. He has contributed to foundation- and federal agency-supported research demonstrations on improving services for persons with severe mental illness. His research contributions extend to the interface of criminal justice and mental health programs. He also serves as director for the UNC-Duke Training Program in Mental Health Services and System Research, a post-doctoral fellowship program funded by the NIMH, now in its 17th year. In 1997, he received the Carl A. Taube award from the American Public Health Association for career contributions to the field of mental health services research. He received graduate degrees in sociology from Clark University (1966) and UNC-Chapel Hill (1975). Dr. Morrissey's resumé can be downloaded by clicking here.

1. New Mexico Transformation Evaluation – Hyde, Adelsheim, Brenda, Burnam, Goldman, Isett, Miranda, Morrissey, Frank

2. The Role of the State Mental Health Authority in Implementing Evidence-Based Practices – Brenda, Hyde, Isett, Morrissey, Burnam, Goldman

3. Adult Criminal Justice/Mental Health Interfaces – Morrissey, Alison

1. Turning Knowledge into Practice: A Manual for Behavioral Health Care – Hyde, Arons, Burnam, Goldman, Morris, Isett, Morrissey, Brenda

2. Linkages Across Systems: Mental Health, Mental Hospitals, and Jails (King County, Washington) – Morrissey, Steadman

3. Study of Jail Detainees, Mental Health Services, and Medicaid Policy (Pinellas County, FL AND KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON) – Morrissey, Steadman, Alison

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