SMI Adviser Honored with Three 2021 dotCOMM Gold Awards

Aug 11, 2021

Washington, D.C., August 11, 2021 — SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness administered by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), won three Gold Awards in the 2021 dotCOMM Awards. SMI Adviser’s mission is to advance the use of a person-centered approach to care that ensures people who have serious mental illness (SMI) find the treatment and support they need.

SMI Adviser won GOLD Awards for its My Mental Health Crisis Plan app, which allows individuals who have serious mental illness to create a plan that guides their treatment during a mental health crisis; its Third National Conference on Advancing Early Psychosis Care in the United States, which 5,000+ mental health professionals registered for free of charge; and its guide on How to Talk About the COVID-19 Vaccine with Individuals Who Have Serious Mental Illness.

"We’re proud of SMI Adviser for educating patients and clinicians on serious mental illness, and for doing it in a way that was recognized for excellence,” said APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. “We appreciate the ongoing partnership with SAMHSA to offer this support system for the 13 million adults in the United States who experience serious mental illness.”

SMI Adviser’s resources for clinicians, patients and families are all freely available on its website, https://smiadviser.org/.

The dotCOMM Awards are an international competition administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) which honors excellence in web creativity and digital communication. View the 2021 dotCOMM Award winners.

Two other SMI Adviser initiatives were also recognized as honorable mentions, including the SMI Adviser website and a video on the impact of SMI titled The Data on Serious Mental Illness in the United States.

SMI Adviser

SMI Adviser is funded by SAMHSA and is administered by the APA. The APA works closely on this project with a team of experts and 30 other mental health organizations. This team includes experts on clinical care, health systems, patient and family engagement, recovery, instructional design, technology, marketing, and more. For more information visit www.SMIadviser.org.

American Psychiatric Association

The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 37,400 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses. APA’s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. For more information please visit www.psychiatry.org.