The Division of Mental Health Services and Policy Research, headed by Susan Essock, PhD, is charged with developing public-academic partnerships between researchers in Psychiatry and policy makers at OMH and elsewhere. Conducting such policy-relevant mental health services research is important in its own right as the ultimate end of the translational research enterprise. The Division was designed in partnership with the State Office of Mental Health and focuses on supporting OMH in achieving its mission for the citizens of New York.

The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program, headed by Harold Pincus, MD, is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans.