Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, PhD, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale, has been appointed to serve as the deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) effective January 12, 2015. DMHAS Commissioner Patricia Rehmer, MSN announced the promotion on that date. Delphin-Rittmon is affiliated with the department’s Psychology Section and the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health.
From Commissioner Rehmer's announcement:
"It is a pleasure and honor to announce the appointment of Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D. to the position of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Deputy Commissioner."
"Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon has been serving as a Senior Policy Advisor and Co-Director of the Office of Multicultural Healthcare Equality with the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Prior to this work at DMHAS Dr. Delphin-Rittmon completed a two-year White House appointment working as a Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) with the Department of Health and Human Services. While at SAMHSA, she worked on a range of policy initiatives addressing behavioral health equity, workforce development, and healthcare reform.
"Dr. Delphin-Rittmon has significant professional experience as an evaluator of state and federal research projects at DMHAS and through her faculty appointment at the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health in the Department of Psychiatry. Her expertise in addressing healthcare disparities, organizational and system level strategic planning and policy development will be an asset to her new role at the department.
"Dr. Delphin-Rittmon’s administrative, clinical and leadership skills will serve to maintain and enhance the DMHAS mission to improve the quality of life of the people of Connecticut by providing an integrated network of comprehensive, effective and efficient mental health and addiction services that foster self-sufficiency, dignity and respect."