The National Study of Mental Health is led by RTI International in collaboration with Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute (CU/NYSPI), the University of Washington, Duke Health, Harvard University, the Treatment Advocacy Center, and the University of Chicago. The study is funded by a grant to RTI from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
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