Research
PMHSR-WG

Investigators: Joseph Flaherty, M.D., Jerome Richardson, Ph.D.

The Program for Mental Health Services Research on Women and Gender, located at University of Illinois at Chicago’s Department of Psychiatry supports research and research development in mental health services and gender issues. Founded
in 1995, the Department of Psychiatry was awarded a Research Infrastructure Support Program (RISP) grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The program’s central objective is to articulate the diverse ways in which gender status
and identity impact on women’s and men’s differential access to and benefit from mental health services.

The Program promotes research examining the role of gender and issues unique to women in mental health service access, usage, and outcome. By bringing together a cadre of clinicians and investigators, the program strives to address a variety of
gender-related issues in mental health service.

The Program’s mission is to provide research support services and training activities for the development of proposals for mental health services research and scholarly writing on mental health services topics, to facilitate faculty pilot work, and to
support grant development.

 Goals of PMHSR-WG:

• Develop and nurture a working alliance of clinicians and investigators who will examine mental health services issues with a focus on women and gender
• Develop the financial basis for continuing research beyond the length of the grant from funds within the state and university systems and the private sector
• Positively influence public policy through the knowledge gained by these investigations and ultimately improve mental health services for men and women

If you would like more information about the Program for Mental Health Services Research on Women and Gender and/or would like to be on our E-mailing list, please contact Jerome Richardson.