Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Crisis Intervention
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In the Eye of the Storm
December 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
This report provides a thorough account of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's response to the 2005 Gulf States' disasters following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Can Shelter-Based Interventions Improve Treatment Engagement in Homeless Individuals with Psychiatric and/or Substance Misuse Disorders
August 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Although a large number of homeless individuals need psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment, few receive consistent care. This study tested the effectiveness of a shelter-based intervention that incorporated outreach by a psychiatric social wo ...
New Crisis-Intervention Model Helps Some N.J. Middle-Income Families Facing Medical Emergencies
April 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The American Dream Project developed a model crisis intervention program targeting middle-income individuals in need of socioeconomic assistance while suffering a health-care crisis who were ineligible or underserved by traditional social services.
700 Miles Away: A New View of U.S. Health Care
October 10, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Doctors who register at DUFH.org are contacted with information about their Haitian counterpart. Once their trip is arranged they typically stay in Haiti one to two weeks, working as part of an integrated team to help alleviate patient load for the ...
Interventions Aimed at Decreasing Obesity in Children Younger Than 2 Years
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This literature review describes interventions aimed at preventing weight gain in children under age 2. There are promising signs that weight gain during infancy is preventable.
Capturing Intervention Effects Over Time
October 1, 2005 | Journal Article
We analyzed whether a method for identifying latent trajectories—latent class growth analysis (LCGA)—was useful for understanding outcomes for individuals subject to an intervention. We used LCGA to reanalyze data from a published study of mentally ...
Family-Centered Support Workers Trained to Prevent Crises, Strengthen Families
June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund began to offer training and credentials in a preventive family-centered approach to family development, known as "family support."
A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence
August 6, 2003 | Journal Article
A Randomized Controlled Trial
A Tree in the Storm
April 1, 2006 | Annual Report
The President's Message of the RWJF 2005 annual report, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey discusses the state of our public health system in the wake of catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina, and the ways philanthropy can strengthen that system.