The Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research (CHEER) is dedicated to addressing various health challenges, especially those related to access of care. We do this work through multiple research and training programs located in the Department of Psychology at Illinois Institute of Technology and funded by various government and private funders. Our focus is on solutions, especially at the level of an active community. Although our roots are with challenges wrought by mental illness, we have broadened to physical health over the past decade. CHEER comprises three programs with their own portfolio of projects and a manual on psychriatric rehabilitation.