Bruce Eddy is executive director of the Community Mental Health Fund (CMHF). The Fund is a public payer for mental health services for 18,000 uninsured residents of Jackson County, Missouri. Direct services are provided through 35 contracting non-profit agencies. Bruce’s responsibilities include the development and oversight of healthcare contracts, strategic direction, government relations, budgeting, quality assurance programs, and staffing an appointed board of trustees. He also represents public services as a Kansas City Tax Increment Finance Commissioner. In his prior role, he served as executive director of Resource Development Institute, a non-profit research and evaluation institute. He received his doctorate in community psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In his post-doctoral work, he directed national and international technical assistance at the Association of University Affiliated Programs for Developmental Disabilities in Washington, DC.
Bruce Eddy, Ph.D.
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