The Bristol Observatory

              Incorporated in 1997 by John A. Pandiani, Ph.D., Sociologist 

                                             and Steven M. Banks, Ph.D., Mathematician

Since 1997, TBO has conducted service systems research in 18 states, has published 22 professional papers in peer-reviewed journals, and contributed 4 book chapters that address issues of service system performance.  TBO regularly collaborates with researchers from academic institutions, government agencies, and the non-profit service sector. 

Book Chapters

"Measuring Children's Systems of Care Using Anonymous Data Sets: Caseload Overlap, Service System Integration, And Number of Programs Per Person" (Pandiani, VanVleck and Banks) in Fisher, William  H. (Ed.) Research on Community-Based Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents Research in Community and Mental Health, Volume 14, 117-136. Elsevier Ltd. Chapter

"Employment Services and Employment Outcomes for Adults with Serious Mental Illness" (Pandiani, Banks, Simon) in Fisher W. (Ed.)2004 Research on Employment For Persons With Severe Mental Illness Research in Community and Mental Health 13: 121-143. Elsevier Ltd. 

"Cross Agency Data Integration for Evaluating Systems of Care" (Banks, Pandiani, Simon, and Nagel)from in Michael Epstein, Krista Kutash, and Al Duchnowski.  (2005) Outcomes for Children and Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Disorders and Their Families:  Programs and evaluation best practices: (pp 199-224) Austin Texas, Pro-Ed Inc. Chapter

"The Impact of "New-Generation" Anti-Psychotic Medication on Criminal Justice Outcomes" (Pandiani, Banks, Pomeroy) in Fisher W. (Ed.)2003 Community-Based Interventions for Criminal Offenders with Severe Mental Illness.  (pp.73-96).  Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science Ltd.  Chapter

"Using Existing Databases to Measure Treatment Outcomes" (Banks, Pandiani) in Mario Hernandez & Sharon Hodges (Eds.) (2001)Developing Outcome Strategies in Children's Mental Health, p.p 203-217 by Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc. Chapter