The Addressing Pathways to Provide & Achieve Equitable Services & Supports (APPROACHES) to Community Mental Health Collab, housed in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University, is a group of multidisciplinary community-minded scholars committed to creating pathways for community integration for people experiencing serious mental illnesses.
Our foci include health equity, early psychosis, structural interventions, belonging and sense of community, and the intersections between mental health, the criminal legal, and housing systems. We have worked with partners throughout Washington State and nationally to elevate the voices of those with serious mental illness and their families and to improve outcomes through research and collaboration.
Recent Publications, News, and Upcoming Events
Dr. Liat Kriegel leads a team recently funded by President’s Big Ideas Initiative Award to the develop Spokane Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Homelessness, and Health Study (PATHS). Spokane PATHS will collect survey and interview data from a representative group of unshelted residents.
Dr. Oladunni Oluwoye was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS). Her 2-year term will begin at the end of SIRS Annual Conference held in Florence, Italy.
Congratulations to Meagan Johnson for recently recognized by the Washington State University and rewarded the Outstanding Contribution to Community Partnerships!
We offer FREE Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid Trainings.Please email us at APPROACHES@wsu.edu for more information.
We held our first Community Mental Health Summit in Eastern Washingotn on May 21st, 2026, which brought together over 100 attendees. Visit our site to see pdfs of presentations.
