About Tim
After nearly three years of assisting the De Pree Center in public policy development, Timothy A. Kelly, PhD, has left the De Pree Center Public Policy Institute in order to direct TAK Consult. Through TAK Consult, he will continue to offer public policy consultation with a primary focus on mental health care, and further develop and promote the concept of "principled centrism" as a way to overcome partisan extremism. Additionally, Tim will provide clinical training and licensed psychological care and be involved in graduate-level teaching, research and publication.
Contact
Timothy A. Kelly, PhD, Director, TAK Consult
1000 Mount Curve Ave., Altadena, CA 91001
Tel: (626) 791-1941 Fax: (626) 398-1814 Cell: (626) 676-5156
Email: tkelly@fuller.edu
Watch for Tim's new web site TAKConsult.com coming soon.
Faculty Member
Tim has been appointed to the faculty of several major universities, including Vanderbilt University, where he also received his doctorate. He currently serves as Research Professor of Psychology at the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology.
Mental Health Commissioner and Care Provider
Tim Kelly has been active as a mental health care provider for over 30 years, including launching and directing an outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Virginia. He offers expert training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, as well as post-disaster care.
Tim served as Virginia’s ninth Mental Health Commissioner, heading up an agency with over 10,000 employees and a budget of over $500M. As Mental Health Commissioner he implemented much-needed reforms, such as instituting outcome measures for mental health services in order to improve quality of care. He promoted recovery-oriented care designed to enable persons with serious mental illness to have a real home, a fulfilling job and deep relationships.
Executive Director for the National Gambling Impact Study Commission
Tim has served also as Executive Director for the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, a Congressional and Presidential Commission that required close collaboration with congressional representatives and senators from both parties, as well as the White House. The Commission’s report led to a national dialogue on the role of gambling in America, and slowed gambling expansion in many states.
Cross-Cultural Experience
Tim regularly travels to Shanghai and Beijing, where he teaches and trains mental health professionals in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and works with policymakers on mental health reforms. He has lived abroad and thoroughly enjoys cultural diversity. An NPR interview captured some of Tim's work in Sichuan, China, which was devastated by an earthquake in May 2008. [Click to link to interview.]
Sample Publications
Tim has published and presented widely on an array of clinical and public policy issues through journals, books, newspaper articles, state and congressional hearings, and television interviews. He has recently completed a book on national mental health reform for NYU Press.
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Contact
Timothy A. Kelly, PhD,
Director, TAK Consult
Altadena, CA 91001
Tel: (626) 791-1941
Fax: (626) 398-1814
Cell: (626) 676-5156
Email: tkelly@fuller.edu
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