Paul Benson

Office: Wheatley, 4th floor, Rm 4
Telephone: 617-287-6253
Email: paul.benson@umb.edu

Research

During the past several years, Professor Benson has been involved in research projects evaluating recent changes in mental health policy and services at the state and national level. These include community-based mental health services, family support services, and mental health services under managed care. In the fall of 1995, Benson began a three-year appointment as Vice Provost of Sponsored Projects and Public Service at the University. In that role, Benson oversaw externally funded research at the University as well as the University’s many research institutes and centers.

Representative Publications

A Statewide Network of Family Support Services: The Massachusetts Family Support Project. Evaluation & Program Planning (1996).

Mental Health Policy and Programs in International Perspective. The International Journal of Law & Psychiatry. (1996)