MIRECCs and CoEs
The Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) were established by Congress with the goal of researching the causes and treatments of mental disorders and using education to put new knowledge into routine clinical practice in the VA. Specialized mental health centers of excellence (MH CoE) are an essential component of VA’s response to meeting the mental health needs of Veterans.
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MIRECCs and COEs
- New England MIRECC - VISN 1
- Dual Diagnosis: veterans with mental illness in combination with addiction problems
- Center for Integrated Healthcare - VISN 2
- Integrating mental health services into the primary care setting
- Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention - VISN 2
- Reduce the morbidity and mortality in Veterans due to suicidal behavior
- VISN 3 MIRECC
- The focus is on maximizing recovery for veterans with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI)
- VISN 4 MIRECC
- Focus on comorbidity—the co-occurrence of mental health disorders with either general medical, mental health, and/or substance use disorders.
- VA Capitol Health Care Network MIRECC - VISN 5
- Improve the care of all Veterans with schizophrenia and other Serious Mental Illnesses
- Mid-Atlantic MIRECC - VISN 6
- Overarching goal is the clinical assessment and treatment of post-deployment mental illness and related problems
- South Central MIRECC - VISN 16
- Improve access to evidence-based practices in rural and other underserved populations
- VISN 17 Center of Excellence (COE) for Research on Returning War Veterans
- Focus on mental health issues in returning war Veterans (OEF/OIF/OND)
- Rocky Mountain MIRECC for Suicide Prevention - VISN 19
- To study suicide with the goal of reducing suicide in the veteran population
- Northwest MIRECC - VISN 20
- Applies genetic, neurobiologic and clinical trial methods to the discovery of effective treatments for major mental disorders
- Sierra Pacific MIRECC - VISN 21
- To improve the clinical care for veterans with dementias and with PTSD
- Desert Pacific MIRECC - VISN 22
- To improve the outcome of patients with chronic psychotic mental disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and psychotic mood disorders)
- VISN 22 Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health - CESAMH
- To be a national resource for cutting-edge understanding and state-of-the-art treatment of stress- and trauma-related problems
- The National Center for PTSD
- To advance the science and promote the understanding of traumatic stress as to improve the well-being and understanding of American Veterans
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Depression - Basic Facts / Symptoms / Treatments / Families
Suicide Attempt Survivor Family Resource Guide
VISN 5 MIRECC - Social Skills Orientation for Professionals
VISN 5 MIRECC - Social Skills Orientation for Clients
VISN 5 MIRECC - Social Skills Training for Serious Mental Illness
HOW TO RECOGNIZE WHEN TO ASK FOR HELP
Self-Directed Violence Classification System
VA LifeGuard - Awareness Skill #2 Worksheet
VISN 5 MIRECC - Social Skills FOUR BASIC SOCIAL SKILLS
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VISN 5 MIRECC - VA Social Skills Training Program
VISN 2 Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH) - Clinical Resources
VISN 1 NEW ENGLAND MIRECC EDUCATION: Peer Support
Peer Specialist Toolkit: Implementing Peer Support Services in VHA
VISN 19 MIRECC Self-Directed Violence Nomenclature
VISN 16 MIRECC Clinical Education Products
Coaching into Care - Resources