Richard H. Beinecke, DPA, ACSW, Department of Public Management, Suffolk University Department of Public Management, 8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, 617-573-8062, rickdeb61@aol.com

The IOM report, Crossing the Quality Chasm, and the final report of the President's Commission on Mental Health set up important objectives for reforming our mental health system. England and the United States have different systems but many similar issues in improving the quality of mental health services. Each country has lessons that can be useful to the other.

Based on literature reviews, interviews, and attending conferences in the United States and Europe, this presentation compares the two systems and how the above objectives are being implemented in the public and private sectors. What are the strategies currently in use? What are likely to be future next steps? What can national and state policy leaders, providers, and consumers learn from what is taking place. What can we do to improve quality in the future?

Learning Objectives:

• Summarize the key points of the IOM Report, Crossing the Quality Chasm and the President's New Freedom Commission.
• Compare Implementing These Objectives in England and the United States.
• Discuss how this knowledge can support providers, consumers, and state quality improvements.

Keywords: Mental Health, International Systems

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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