Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
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Joshua Breslau is a senior behavioral and social scientist at the RAND Corporation and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. His research integrates perspectives from anthropology, epidemiology, and health policy to examine social and cultural influences on mental health and the use of mental health services.
He has led NIH-funded research projects on racial and ethnic differences in psychiatric morbidity, migration and mental health, integration of primary and behavioral health care for adults with serious mental illness, policy effects on disparities in mental health treatment, and patient-centered quality measurement. Breslau has also directed studies supported by state and federal agencies on Medicaid behavioral health services, mental health care in the U.S. military health system, and the integration of health care and community-based social services.
His recent work includes studies of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth care utilization for mental health care, screening for adverse childhood experiences in primary care settings, and the use of artificial intelligence for mental health advice among youth. He currently leads the RAND team in the national evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers demonstration project, which aims to expand access to comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health services across the country.
Breslau holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Harvard University and a Sc.D. in epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Sc.D. in epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health; Ph.D. in anthropology, Harvard University; B.A. in anthropology, University of Chicago
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