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CQI, Inc.
Mailing address:
132 Kemble Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Street address:
98 Magazine Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-0505,
Toll Free: (866) 895-4400
Fax: (617) 445-5846
info@cqi-mass.org
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A consumer-run research and evaluation organization.
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Well-honed expertise in collecting data, from consumers and family members in the
community, that is generally very difficult to obtain.
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Consumer interviewers are highly trained to conduct face-to-face interviews and
focus groups, and as consumers, are best able to establish a strong rapport with
those being interviewed. (Personal interviews are especially important for people
who are disenfranchised and have not historically been encouraged to think critically
and /or creatively about their care.)
- Leading nationwide expertise with regard to mental health community-based participatory
action research (as co-founders of the Boston Community
Academic Mental Health Partnership
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Comprehensive understanding of the Massachusetts public mental health system, having
collected data on services since 1999, and a concomitant awareness of community
resources and legal regulations. As such, we are able to make both geographic and
temporal comparisons.
- We fight STIGMA by demonstrating that mental health consumers can carry out responsibilities
with creativity. The executive director and a large majority of staff all have experience
with mental illness.
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