About SMART (Self-Assessment for Measuring & Addressing Racism Tool)
SMART is a multi-domain organizational self-assessment tool designed to assist behavioral health organizations in reviewing their internal processes, programs and services in order to create more equitable practice settings for patients, providers and administrators.
First developed by AACP Board Members in 2020, SMART is the only anti-racism self-assessment tool designed specifically with the behavioral health workplace in mind.
An updated version of SMART was released in March 2025. The tool and its instructions can be accessed below. AACP is collecting feedback on the updated tool. Please remember to complete the feedback survey embedded at the end of SMART.
Access the SMART Tool
Watch our SMART Tool 101 Webinar
In this webinar, the presenters will describe the process by which SMART was developed, including its grounding in input from community mental health providers and existing health inequity frameworks. The domains and items of SMART as well as its application process will be outlined. Presenters will also provide lessons from on-the-ground applications of SMART in diverse community mental health settings.
Participants of the program will be able to:
Describe the relevance of and importance of addressing structural racism in the community mental health setting
Understand the 5 domains of the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) tool, including literature evidence supporting the selection of SMART’s domains and items
Understand the on-the-ground experience of applying SMART in diverse community mental health settings
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