# Messages about Mental Health Services Research

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The Importance of Lived Experience Perspectives – Insights From the IACC
*Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., and Susan Daniels, Ph.D., HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the NIMH Office of National Autism Coordination* on              April 4, 2024

In honor of National Autism Acceptance Month, this Director's Message highlights the important role that autistic people and their families play in helping to shape federal autism research, services, and policy via the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

From Breakthroughs to Best Practices: How NIMH Transforms Research Into Real-World Care
*Patricia Arean, Susan Azrin, Michael Freed, Adam Haim, Jennifer Humensky, Stephen O’Connor, Jane Pearson, Mary Rooney, Matthew Rudorfer, Joel Sherrill, and Belinda Sims, on behalf of the Division of Services and Intervention Research.* on              February 26, 2024                                      • 75th Anniversary

In this guest-written Director’s message, the Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) describes notable successes in bridging the gap between basic and clinical science and impacting real-world public health practices and policies.    

Going Global: Advancing Mental Health Research Around the World
*By Leonardo Cubillos and Collene Lawhorn on behalf of the Center for Global Mental Health Research and Global Mental Health Team* on              November 15, 2023                                      • 75th Anniversary

In this guest-written Director’s Message, the NIMH Center for Global Mental Health Research and Global Mental Health Team highlight NIMH-supported advances that span continents, transcend boundaries, and transform lives.

Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Hispanic and Latino Youth
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                July 10, 2023

This Minority Mental Health Month, Dr. Gordon highlights NIMH efforts to understand and support the diverse mental health needs of Hispanic and Latino youth. 

Autism Awareness Month: The Power of Community
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                April 10, 2023

In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee and the power of community in pushing the field forward.

Research Along the Autism Spectrum: Diverse Research to Meet Diverse Needs
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                April 27, 2022

In this message for Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights the importance of a research portfolio that addresses the full spectrum of needs of individuals with autism, across the full lifespan.

Supporting Kids’ Mental Health During COVID-19
                                                                      By Guest Author on                September 16, 2021

In this jointly written Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon and Dr. Rachel L. Levine, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, describe the mental health impacts of the COVID pandemic on children and what we can do to support kids during this difficult time.

A Plan for Mental Health Research
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                May 22, 2020

This week, the National Institute of Mental Health unveiled its new NIMH Strategic Plan for Research. In this Director’s message, Dr. Gordon discusses the advances in knowledge and treatment that got us to where we are today and points to where we want our research to go in the future.

Addressing  Disparities: Advancing Mental Health Care for All Americans
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                January 29, 2020

Mental health disparities are significant and easily documented. In this Director’s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses NIMH-funded research that aims to close the gap, ensuring that improved mental health care meets the needs of all Americans.

Mental Health Research—Diversity Matters 
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                July 26, 2018

In recognition of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights efforts within the NIMH research portfolio to address disparities in mental health and access to care. 

Highlighting Services and Effectiveness Research at NIMH
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                June 26, 2018

Figuring out how best to deliver effective therapies is the domain of services research. Dr. Gordon offers examples of the spectrum of services research supported by NIMH.

Towards Interventions Across the Autism Spectrum
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                April 26, 2017

In the second of two messages for Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon talks about NIMH funding of research aimed at developing interventions and services for people across the lifespan with autism spectrum disorder.

An Experimental Therapeutic Approach to Psychosocial Interventions
                                                                      By Joshua Gordon on                March 20, 2017

Dr. Gordon talks about NIMH’s commitment to support the development and testing of psychosocial interventions in the greater context of the experimental therapeutics approach to treatment research.