Denny Morrison, Ph.D.

Chief Clinical Consultant

Dr. Morrison is Chief Clinical Advisor for Netsmart. Morrison assists the Netsmart clinical team in transforming clinical care in behavioral health by focusing on evidence-based practice, recovery- and research-based care, coordinated care planning, and the integration of behavioral and primary care. Dr. Morrison has worked in the behavioral health field since 1969. Academically, he holds two Masters degrees in Psychology and Exercise Physiology from Ball State University. His doctorate is in Counseling Psychology also from Ball State University. He is co-inventor on a patent for a behavioral healthcare outcomes software product. Prior to joining Netsmart in 2012, he served as the CEO of the Center for Behavioral Health (CBH) in Bloomington, Indiana since 1995. CBH was the first behavioral health company to ever win the JCAHO Codman Award for excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to achieve health care quality improvement; the second to win the HIMSS Nicholas E. Davies Award for Excellence in the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR); and the only organization in the world to have won both awards. In 2007, CBH was awarded the Negley Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Risk Management. Back

Recent articles from this author

Time to Talk Day

Friday, February 17 | Thought Leadership,Human Services,Netsmart in the Community

Have you ever had one of those experiences when you just needed to talk to someone without judgement and without them trying to “fix the problem?” Maybe it was about a sensitive topic or something you were a little embarrassed about. Maybe you thought people would judge you if you discussed it. Remember how good it felt afterward even if the problem was still there? That’s the basic premise of Time to Talk Day, which recently took place on February 6.

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Part 6: Benefits, Challenges and the Future of Peers

Thursday, October 06 | Human Services,Thought Leadership,Value-based Care

In the final segment of our six-part blog series, Peer Support and Recovery Service in Behavioral Healthcare, Denny Morrison shares the clinical and financial benefits of peers, workforce obstacles peers experience and look to the future of peer programs.

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Part 5: Current State of Peers in the United States - Demographics and Economic Impact

Monday, September 19 | Human Services,Thought Leadership,Value-based Care

In our most recent blog, The Role of Peers and Mutual Support in Alcoholics Anonymous, we discussed the fascinating history of Alcoholics Anonymous and its contributions to today's health care continuum. Evolving in parallel to the mental health peer movement, AA and its affiliate organizations, e.g., Narcotics Anonymous came to identical conclusions about the unique value of mutual support. Join Denny Morrison, as he unpacks how often peers are used, how they are credentialed and how they affect the economics of health care in the United States.

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