About CABHP

The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy is a research and training center affiliated with the College of Human Services at Arizona State University (see CABHP History).

The CABHP leadership and staff comprise a team of professional facilitators, trainers, researchers and faculty affiliates conducting research, providing program development and evaluation services, and designing and conducting workforce development initiatives to improve policies and programs that affect people with substance use disorders or mental illness.

The Center engages in a variety of initiatives and programs as it strives to inform and influence public policy, programs and practices to support those with behavioral health disabilities by synthesizing and transforming information and promoting new insight and understanding of crucial societal issues.

CABHP focuses on three goals:

• Conduct policy-informing research and evaluation studies that enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and comprehensiveness of policies and programs serving persons with behavioral health disorders.
• Stimulate development of sustainable pre-service educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels to meet the demands of a growing workforce in the behavioral health field.
• Promote excellence in the delivery of behavioral health services among state and local agencies through program development, technical assistance and in-service education and professional development.