Visualizing Mental Health (VMH)

ABOUT THE PROJECT

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Sponsor: 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Grant ID:

H79FG001011

PI:

Dr. Melinda Villagran 

Research Pillar(s):

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A briefcase icon with a Red Cross symbol, meant to represent the STEM and Healthcare Workforce priority.
A head icon with a heart in place of a brain, meant to represent the Personal Health and Wellbeing pillar.
An icon of an medical monitor showing heart beat activity, meant to represent the Digital Healthcare Transformation pillar.
An ambulance moving at high speed with the siren on, meant to represent the Emergency Preparedness pillar.

Visualizing Mental Health (VMH) is a cost-free certification program that equips Central Texas mental health and industry professionals with the knowledge and skills to build and utilize a customized mental health data dashboard for their organization. VMH aims to increase access to mental health data by putting reliable, community-level data in a simple but valuable tool for Central Texas industry professionals.

The program teaches participants to design user-friendly data dashboards and incorporate datasets that reflect key mental health issues, enabling organizations to do the following:

  • Increase the use of real-time data and service information
  • Make evidence-based decisions promptly
  • Identify service trends, gaps, and/or inequities
  • Generate compelling reports to be used for presentations, grant proposals, policy briefs, etc. 

No prior experience with data or data analysis is necessary for this course.

Collaborators & Contributors

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Katy Henrick

Grant Senior Coordinator, THRC
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Cody Gould

Program Faculty, THRC
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Marsha Burney

Program Director, THRC
Headshot of Maria Tomasso

Maria Tomasso

Researcher, THRC
Headshot of Dr. Stephanie Dailey

Dr. Stephanie Dailey

Instructional Designer, VMH

Associate Professor, Communication Studies

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Dr. Diane Dolezel

Instructor, VMH

Associate Professor, Health Informatics and Info Management

CREATING CUSTOMIZABLE DASHBOARDS ENABLES ORGS TO

  • Identify service trends, gaps, and/or inequities
  • Increase the use of real-time data and service information
  • Make evidence-based decisions promptly
  • Generate compelling reports to be used for presentations, grant proposals, policy briefs, etc.

Visualizing Mental Health Website

Learn more about the course and register for an upcoming cohort.

PREVIOUS EVENTS

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Visualizing Mental Health Training Graduation

July 12, 2024 | 1pm - 3pm

IN THE NEWS

Visualizing Mental Health Team at SXSW Innovation Lab

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March 10, 2024     
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$1 million in federal funding for mental health training to benefit Travis County residents

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March 3, 2022    
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Texas State Receives $1 Million in Federal Funds to Improve Mental Health in Travis County Through Data

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March 3, 2023   
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Translational Health Research Center Awarded $1 Million to Develop Mental Health Training Program

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March 1, 2023
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