Mental Health Accessibility and Policy Solutions Lab
MAPS Lab
A developing research lab focused on mental health, accessibility, participation, and systems change.
Lab Mission
Turning complex systems knowledge into useful action
Research, tools, and relationships
MAPS Lab studies how mental health systems, institutions, environments, and research relationships shape access and participation.
The lab develops accessible models, open resources, and collaborative approaches for research, teaching, policy, and practice.
View the Research ProgramResearch Areas
What MAPS Lab studies
Mental Health Access
Access, exclusion, navigation, unmet need, and meaningful care.
Disability and Participation
How environments and systems shape participation and disability.
Participatory Research
Power, accountability, reciprocity, and relationships in research.
Policy and Systems Change
Institutional conditions and pathways toward more responsive systems.
Knowledge Mobilization
Accessible tools connecting research with teaching and practice.
Learning Systems
Continuous learning across evidence, lived knowledge, and service experience.
Interactive Knowledge Library
Models coming soon
01
Structural Vulnerability Explorer
Explore layered conditions shaping health, care, and opportunity.
02
PARTNER Studio
Examine relationships and power in participatory research.
03
Access Explorer
Understand access as a multidimensional and relational process.
04
See-Saw Model
Consider relationships among demands, resources, and participation.
Interactive tools and supporting resources will be added throughout summer 2026.
Students and Trainees
Future opportunities may include research assistance, supervised projects, knowledge mobilization, and collaborative learning.
Express InterestPartners and Collaborators
The lab welcomes conversations with community organizations, health systems, researchers, educators, and policy partners.
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