 What is MIRECC?The Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) were established by Congress with the goal of researching the causes and treatments of mental disorders and using education to put new knowledge into routine clinical practice in the VA. |
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| Name | Mission |
|---|---|
| New England MIRECC - VISN 1 | Dual Diagnosis: veterans with mental illness in combination with addiction problems |
| Center for Integrated Health - VISN 2 | Integrating mental health services into the primary care setting |
| Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention - VISN 2 | Reduce the morbidity and mortality in Veterans due to suicidal behavior |
| VISN 3 MIRECC | The focus is on maximizing recovery for veterans with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI) |
| VISN 4 MIRECC | Focus on comorbidity—the co-occurrence of mental health disorders with either general medical, mental health, and/or substance use disorders. |
| VA Capitol Health Care Network MIRECC - VISN 5 | Improve the care of all Veterans with schizophrenia and other Serious Mental Illnesses |
| Mid-Atlantic MIRECC - VISN 6 | Overarching goal is the clinical assessment and treatment of post-deployment mental illness and related problems |
| South Central MIRECC - VISN 16 | Improve access to evidence-based practices in rural and other underserved populations |
| VISN 17 Center of Excellence (COE) for Research on Returning War Veterans | Focus on mental health issues in returning war Veterans (OEF/OIF/OND) |
| Rocky Mountain Network MIRECC - VISN 19 | To study suicide with the goal of reducing suicide in the veteran population |
| Northwest MIRECC - VISN 20 | Applies genetic, neurobiologic and clinical trial methods to the discovery of effective treatments for major mental disorders |
| Sierra Pacific MIRECC - VISN 21 | To improve the clinical care for veterans with dementias and with PTSD |
| Desert Pacific MIRECC - VISN 22 | To improve the outcome of patients with chronic psychotic mental disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and psychotic mood disorders) |
| VISN 22 Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health - CESAMH | To be a national resource for cutting-edge understanding and state-of-the-art treatment of stress- and trauma-related problems |
| The National Center for PTSD | To advance the science and promote the understanding of traumatic stress as to improve the well-being and understanding of American Veterans |
