The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
The goal of the Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Centers is to support the collaboration between clinical and mental health services researchers, behavioral scientists, social scientists, health information and communications technologists, health systems engineers, decision scientists, and stakeholders to carry out impactful studies. These studies aim to significantly advance clinical practice and create knowledge for the transformation of mental health care in the U.S. Specifically, the ALACRITY Centers program focuses on: