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 Department of
 Mental Health Law
 and Policy

 Louis de la Parte
 Florida Mental Health Institute
 University of South Florida
 13301 Bruce B. Downs
 Tampa, FL 33612

 813-974-4510
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MHLP strives to develop new knowledge and to disseminate this information to others so that, together, we can address some of society’s most challenging issues.
Baker Act Reporting Center

In collaboration with Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the Baker Act Reporting Center has received statewide data on involuntary civil commitments of the mentally ill or Baker Act examinations since 1997. The Baker Act Reporting Center currently has records for over a half million civil commitment examinations. The Center produces an annual report for the Agency for Health Care Administration and other reports for the state legislature, treatment providers, and researchers.

Center for HIV Education and Research

The University of South Florida Center for HIV Education and Research is located within USF's Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. The Center serves health care professionals throughout Florida by providing education and information on the transmission, control, treatment, and prevention of HIV and AIDS and by conducting related research and community outreach.

Child Welfare Training Academy

The Training Consortium (which includes the Child Welfare Training Academy) is responsible for training and certification of Child Welfare Trainers and administration of the State of Florida’s Child Protection Professional Certification Program.

Florida Criminal Justice Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Technical Assistance Center


The Florida legislature designated the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), as a site for the Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center. The Florida Mental Health Institute is a research and training center within the University of South Florida with a long history of collaborative relationships with state and local government.

ImPact Promoting Achievement through
Consultation & Training


Promoting self-sustaining coalitions of public and private partners collaborating in the development, support and implementation of state of the art training and consultation delivery systems designed to impact the full spectrum of human service agencies with emphasis on prevention/intervention and recovery.

Medicaid Drug Therapy Management
Program for Behavioral Health


In 2005, the Florida Legislature authorized the implementation of the “Medicaid Drug Therapy Management Program for Behavioral Health (MDTMP),” a program whose goal is to work collaboratively with prescribers in the Medicaid program to improve the quality and efficiency of the prescribing of mental health drugs, and to improve the health outcomes of Medicaid beneficiaries with a mental illness.

The Policy and Services Research Data Center

The Policy and Services Research Data Center (PSRDC) informs public policy and program development through the timely compilation, integration, and analysis of administrative and other data, and strives to be a leader in management, organization and dissemination of information on health and mental health issues.

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