Using Simulation to Evaluate Social Determinants of Health in People with Mental Illness

Using Simulation to Evaluate Social Determinants of Health in People with Mental IllnessUsing Simulation to Evaluate Social Determinants of Health in People with Mental Illness: Potential Use of Findings in Discussions with Policymakers, Community Groups, Consumers and Advocates September 11, 2018 Speaker(s): Margarita Alegria, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Robert Drake, M.D, Ph.D. Professor, Health Policy and Clinical Practice The Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth Medical School Vice President, Westat Justin Metcalfe, M.S. Ph.D. Candidate Amanda NeMoyer, J.D., Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Andrea Horvath Marques, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Chief, Mental Health Disparities Research Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health, NIMH Overview: Modern research techniques, like simulation testing, can lead to efficient and effective intervention design among people with mental illness by giving us an indication of what might work. In this webinar we: (1) presented some of the evidence for addressing social determinants; (2)used simulations to test the potential of improving income, education, and employment to improve mental health outcomes using two data sets; (3) illustrated the reactions from policymakers, community groups, consumers and advocates on the research results; and (4) demonstrated how research results can inform policy.