Annual report for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) from the Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR). We are grateful to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for its continued support of the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s (UMMS) DMH Research Center of Excellence, the Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR). We continue to leverage the DMH investment into innovative, recovery-oriented, state-of-the-art psychosocial and systems research. Highlights of Fiscal Year 2013 include an increase in research dollars awarded through new grants and contracts and launching our three-year Strategic Plan to guide our growth and trajectory over the coming years.