Preparing the "Open Dialogue" Approach for Implementation in Colorado

          The University of Massachusetts School of Medicine,  Department of Psychiatry,  received a grant from the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care to work with the Finnish developers of Open Dialogue to implement Open Dialogue in the US.

Link to AMY
Smith's World on
Orchid which
also includes 
info on the 
Swedish Model
"Healing Homes"

Link to the Univ. of Massachusetts


of Massachusetts
School of 
Medicine, Dept. of
Psychiatry

          Open Dialogue is an innovative language-based, network approach to acute psychiatric crises developed by a multi-disciplinary team at Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland. 
            The approach has been effective in reducing symptoms of psychosis, leading to fewer and shorter hospitalizations, reduced medication dosage, greater improvements in functioning and improved likelihood of employment.
            We want Open Dialogue in Colorado and included in the State's Olmstead Plan.

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