John McCarthy, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Dr. McCarthy's research interests include access and quality of care among veterans with mental illness, suicide risk and suicide prevention, mental health program evaluation, mental health services operations and performance assessment, long term care for patients with mental illness, and integration of mental health with primary care. He directs the VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center (SMITREC), a national program evaluation center in the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Mental Health Operations.

• Ph.D., Health Services Organization and Policy, University of Michigan
• M.P.H., Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan
• B.A., History, Brandeis University