<p>In March of 2019, we sat down with Dr. Judith Cook, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Director of the Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy, to talk about one of her recent publications, &quot;Mental Health Self-Directed Care Financing: Efficacy in Improving Outcomes and Controlling Costs for Adults with Serious Mental Illness.&quot; To learn more, or read the full transcription of the podcast visit www.tucollaborative.org </p>

Episode 1 Dr. Mark Salzer

The Temple University Collaborative's "Collab Chats" is a podcast series focused that introduces listeners to our research and its goal of increasing opportunities for individuals with mental illnesses to live and participate in the community. This podcast features work from the Temple University Collaborative as well as research from other NIDILRR funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers. The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, a research and training center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is dedicated to the full and meaningful participation of individuals with serious mental illnesses. Funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), the content of these podcasts does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by the US Federal Government, HHS, the ACL, or NIDILRR.