Eric Gelman has over 10 years of experience involving the assessment, development, and evaluation of substance abuse treatment/behavioral health programs throughout the country. Mr. Gelman currently serves as a Practice Area Lead at HSR and works on the Health Care Reform Technical Assistance Project of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). In this role, he provides technical assistance and training to State substance abuse treatment agencies. Mr. Gelman is also the Project Director of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Consumer Scholarship Program.
Prior to joining HSR, Mr. Gelman served as the Project Director and/or Deputy Project Director on a number of other CSAT projects, including the Opioid Accreditation Technical Assistance Project, the National Leadership Institute, and the State Alcohol and Other Drugs Technical Reviews Project. He has extensive knowledge of publicly funded treatment systems, the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant requirements, the organizational challenges faced by State and local treatment agencies, the impact of managed care on both State policy and local service providers, and the issues and challenges local treatment providers face in improving the quality and management of services. Mr. Gelman has evaluated numerous local treatment providers and State substance abuse service systems identifying and recommending strategies for improving service delivery and management. He holds a master's degree in business administration from The Johns Hopkins University and a master's in international affairs from The George Washington University.
