About.The STEP Learning Collaborative is a statewide initiative dedicated to improving outcomes for individuals and families impacted by recent onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
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Established in 2020.
The STEP Learning Collaborative hosted by the program for Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP) is Connecticut's statewide learning healthcare system (LHS) for individuals ages 16-35 experiencing recent-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
STEP is a public-academic collaboration between the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services and Yale University Department of Psychiatry.
STEP is a public-academic collaboration between the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services and Yale University Department of Psychiatry.
Since opening its doors in 2006, STEP has been a local and national leader in early psychosis research and treatment. The program recently completed a 5 year, NIH funded, early detection campaign, known as Mindmap. The Mindmap campaign aimed to shorten the time between onset of psychosis and entry into effective treatment (the duration of untreated psychosis, or DUP) in the greater New Haven area.
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In 2020, with the support of various funders (listed below), the STEP Program established the Connecticut Early Psychosis Learning Health network, now the STEP Learning Collaborative, to further the mission of improving the lives of young people impacted by early psychosis across Connecticut.
Building a system of care for recent onset schizophrenia across CT
Our Mission.
The purpose of the STEP Learning Collaborative is for all persons with schizophrenia to live fulfilling lives. We aim to do this by partnering with agencies across Connecticut to deliver a system of care that provides rapid access to high quality treatment. Activities of this collaborative include workforce development, stakeholder outreach, informatics, care model refinement, and building sustainable care models. We adopt a population health approach, regularly measuring outcomes, striving for international standards, and addressing access and quality disparities.
Our Team.
Laura Yoviene Sykes, PhD
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Vinod Srihari, MD
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Cenk Tek, MD
Director - STEP Consultation Service Director - Psychosis Program CMHC
Professor - Dept. of Psychiatry Yale School of Medicine |
Shannon Imetovski, RN, MPH
Content Expert Clinical Team Leader - STEP Program
Yale School of Medicine 
Nina Levine, LMSW, MPH
STEP Program Coordinator STEP Program Coordinator
Yale School of Medicine |
Josina James, LCSW
Director of Social Work Clinical Social Worker - STEP Program
Yale School of Medicine 
Sumeyra Tayfur, PhD
Early Detection Assessment Coordinator (EDAC) - Region 1 STEP Post-Doctoral Associate
Yale School of Medicine |
Carrie Veillette, LCSW
Content Expert Clinical Social Worker - STEP Program
Yale School of Medicine 
Philip Markovich, BA
Early Detection Assessment Coordinator (EDAC) - Region 2 STEP Outreach & Admissions Coordinator
Yale School of Medicine |
Maria Ferrara, MD, PhD
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Sneha Karmani, MBBS, MD
Early Detection Assessment Coordinator (EDAC) - Region 4 STEP Post-Doctoral Associate
Yale School of Medicine |
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Our Funders.
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Our Partners.
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What is a 'learning collaborative'?
The STEP Learning Collaborative is a community of organizations and individuals such as: early intervention services, community clinics, mental health providers, educational institutions, youth and community organizations, first-responders, family, consumers, & advocacy groups that work together around the common goal of supporting young people with early psychosis
The STEP Learning Collaborative aims to:
- Provide workforce development of community mental health providers to increase the capacity of early psychosis treatment across Connecticut.
- Support community education and outreach to promote awareness, early detection, and rapid access to care for early psychosis.
- Educate and empower families and caregivers impacted by early psychosis with knowledge, skills and support through workshops and virtual resources
- Better understand the needs of learning collaborative stakeholders through feedback and needs assessment
The STEP Learning Collaborative aims to:
- Provide workforce development of community mental health providers to increase the capacity of early psychosis treatment across Connecticut.
- Support community education and outreach to promote awareness, early detection, and rapid access to care for early psychosis.
- Educate and empower families and caregivers impacted by early psychosis with knowledge, skills and support through workshops and virtual resources
- Better understand the needs of learning collaborative stakeholders through feedback and needs assessment
What is a 'system of care'?
A 'System of Care' is defined as, “a set of activities with a commons set of objectives” (Srihari et al., 2016)
What are 'pathways to (and through) care'?
Pathways are the routes that patients follow through the network, it is what the patient and families experience (e.g., a referral from a PCP to a specialty early psychosis clinic) (Srihari, et al., 2016)
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The STEP Learning Collaborative is a workforce development and community education initiative hosted by the STEP Program. Our mission is to transform access, care quality, and outcomes for individuals and families impacted by recent onset psychosis throughout the state of Connecticut.
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