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Community Engagement

Leading the mental health research community and beyond in a working partnership with individuals with lived mental health experience, their families, and the agencies that serve them.

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Public Mental Health and Implementation Research

Conducting, disseminating, and supporting the use of research in the public mental health system to enhance services for people with behavioral health conditions that promote their recovery and improve their quality of life.

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Technical Assistance

Offering basic and intensive technical assistance (TA) services to MassDMH and its contracted providers.

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    May is Mental Health Month

    Each year, iSPARC partners with members of our Community Advisory Boards to recognize May is Mental Health Month. This year, members of the weSPARC Insight Advisory Board chose the theme of  "Mental Health at Work",  contributing their thoughts, feelings, and experiences on having a mental health condition and working.

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    New Publication: Tips for Clinicians to Help Manage Adolescent AI Chatbot Use for Mental Health

    This tip sheet provides practical guidance for clinicians on navigating adolescent use of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health support. As platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI, and Character.AI become integrated into adolescents’ daily lives, clinicians should routinely assess and monitor chatbot use, understanding both the potential benefits and risks.

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  • Gina Vincent, Spencer Lawson, Namita Railkar and Commissioner Jenkins in front of MA Statehouse

    Law & Psychiatry Researchers Co-Present Findings with MA Department of Correction at State House Special Commission

    On January 12, 2026, members of the Law & Psychiatry research team from iSPARC at UMass Chan Medical School, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Correction (MA DOC), co-presented their latest findings to the Special Commission for Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration at the Massachusetts State House.

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