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Project

Merge National Training Initiative (NTI)

Center:

KY-Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2027

Contact Information:

Beth Potter
[email protected]
859-948-3859

Project Description:

Merge National Training Initiative (NTI) supports individuals with co-occurring mental health, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (MHIDD) by strengthening systems, workforce capacity, and access to person-centered, culturally responsive services. Through partnerships, training, technical assistance, resource development, communities of practice, conferences, and a national resource hub, Merge works to improve service coordination, provider knowledge, cross-system collaboration, and quality of life for people with MHIDD. The initiative is guided by universal design principles and lived experience and is supported by partners including TASH, the Center for Dignity in Healthcare, and the National Disability Rights Network.

Keyword(s):

Will add later

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County