The Community Mental Health Evaluation Initiative involves six separate evaluation studies of community mental health programs and one methods study, joined together through use of a common data collection protocol. In addition, a multisite comparison of programs is being conducted under the leadership of the Health Systems Research & Consulting Unit, located at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Participating programs are diverse and include both formal services (Assertive Community Treatment Teams, Intensive Case Management) and peer support organizations (consumer and family support initiatives).

Project	Principal(s)	Location
Multisite Comparison of Case Management, Crisis, and Self-Help	Paula Goering	Toronto
Case Management / Assertive Community Treatment
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Assertive Community Treatment in a Canadian Inner City Setting	Donald Wasylenki	Toronto
Intensive Case Management for the Homeless Mentally Ill	Tim Aubry	Ottawa
Variations on Assertive Community Treatment	Terry Krupa Shirley Eastabrook	Kingston
Consumer-Survivor / Family Initiatives
Consumer/Survivor Initiatives in Ontario	Geoffrey Nelson	Waterloo
Family Initiatives in Ontario	Katherine Boydell John Trainor	Toronto
Crisis Response / Emergency Services
Crisis Occurrence and Resolution	Paul Links	Toronto
Two Mobile Crisis Units for the Chronically Mentally Ill **discontinued	Lorraine Ferris Kenneth Shulman	Toronto
Methodological Study Explaining Outcomes
Explaining Outcomes	Brian Rush Ross Norman	Toronto