MENTAL Health Policy & Systems

Analyzing and assessing mental health policies, programs, and systems

Fisher, Michael P. and Catherine D. Lavender. (2023). Ensuring optimal mental health programs and policies for first responders: Opportunities and challenges in one U.S. state. Community Mental Health Journal. Advance online publication.

Elnitsky, Christine, Michael P. Fisher, and Cara L. Blevins. (2017). Military service member and veteran reintegration: A conceptual analysis, unified definition, and key domains. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(369). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00369

Elnitsky, Christine, Cara L. Blevins, Michael P. Fisher, and Kathryn M. Magruder. (2017). Military service member and veteran reintegration: A critical review and integrative model. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(2): 114-128. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000244

Meadows, Sarah O., Megan K. Beckett, Kirby Bowling, Daniela Golinelli, Michael P. Fisher, Laurie T. Martin, Lisa S. Meredith, and Karen Chan Osilla. (2015). Family resilience in the military: Definitions, models, and policies. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR470.html

Acosta, Joie D., Amariah Becker, Jennifer Cerully, Michael P. Fisher, Laurie T. Martin, Raffaele Vardavas, Mary Ellen Slaughter, and Terry L. Schell. (2014). Mental health stigma in the military. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR426.html

Fisher, Michael P. (2014). PTSD in the U.S. military, and the politics of prevalence. Social Science & Medicine, 115: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.051

Fisher, Michael P. and Terry L. Schell. (2013). The role and importance of the “D” in PTSD. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP389.html

Acosta, Joie D., Laurie T. Martin, Michael P. Fisher, Racine Harris, and Robin M. Weinick. (2012). Assessment of the content, design, and dissemination of the Real Warriors Campaign. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1176.html

Weinick, Robin M., Ellen Burke Beckjord, Carrie M. Farmer, Laurie T. Martin, Emily M. Gillen, Joie D. Acosta, Michael P. Fisher, Jeffrey Garnett, Gabriella Gonzalez, Todd C. Helmus, Lisa H. Jaycox, Kerry A. Reynolds, Nicholas Salcedo, and Deborah M. Scharf. (2011). Programs addressing psychological health and traumatic brain injury among U.S. military service members and their families. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR950.html

Health Systems Researcher | Medical sociologist | Mixed Methodologist