Research About Vulnerable Populations
Strengthening and Sustaining Children's Mental Health Services
"Improving Access to Children's Mental Health Care: Lessons from a Study of Eleven States" - a new report from the Center for Health and Health Care Services - exposes barriers and opportunities for children's mental health under expansion of the Affordable Care Act.
Health Care's Blind Side
In a national survey, four in five physicians say patients’ social needs are as important to address as their medical conditions, and that unmet social needs are leading directly to worse health. Likewise, 80 percent do not feel confident in their capacity to address their patients' social needs given existing resource and time constraints.
A New Way to Talk About the Social Determinants of Health
Over the course of four years, RWJF undertook an iterative research and message development process informed by both traditional and nontraditional research techniques. This work has helped us communicate more effectively, and we believe in sharing this information with others. In this research, we share a way to create more compelling, effective, and persuasive messages that resonate across the political spectrum.
Program Evaluations
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Forward Promise
February 2013 - New policy brief, “Investing in Boys and Young Men of Color: The Promise and Opportunity” highlights key challenges, recommendations, and ideas for action to improve health, education, and employment outcomes for young men of color.
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The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
December 2012 - This research and analysis explores strategies to increase the number, quality, and sustainability of school mental health services and programs.
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Reclaiming Futures
June 2012 - The Youth Advocacy Department of Massachusetts developed a web-based system to assess and promote the youth development approach to legal advocacy.
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The Returning Home Initiative
June 2012 - Ending the cycle of homelessness and criminal justice involvement through supportive housing - a progress report.
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Playworks
April 2012 - New Research shows a healthy recess can reduce bullying and expand learning time in schools.
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Cure Violence
January 2012 - This evaluation of Baltimore's Safe Streets program shows violence "Interrupters" reduced homicides in one of the city’s most violent neighborhoods by 54 percent, and non-fatal shootings dropped by 34 percent.
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Keeping Families Together
March 2011 - In this evaluation, this pilot program showed promise in bringing families back from the brink of major crisis by reducing the cycle of homelessness and involvement with child welfare and other agencies.
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Child FIRST
Jan/Feb 2011 -A randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive home-based intervention that translates research into early childhood practice.
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Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships
January 2011 - A study of 1,430 7th grade students reveals that many 7th-graders are dating and experiencing physical, psychological, and electronic dating violence.
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The NetWork for Better Futures
December 2010 - Preliminary data indicate that The NetWork for Better Futures generates a positive return for program participants, the community and public safety.
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Early Detection, Intervention, and Prevention of Psychosis
September 2008 - Evaluation of Community Education and Outreach Projects for the National Demonstration of Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults
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Journal Articles
Realigning Health With Care
Summer 2012 - Rebecca Onie of Health Leads co-authored this article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, which calls for redefining notions of health care services, workforce, and delivery sites to improve health, especially among the most vulnerable.
Read moreEarly Intervention in Psychosis
April 2012 - Journal article in Adolescent Psychiatry, "Rationale, Results and Implications for Treatment of Adolescents at Risk."
Read moreCure Violence
Jan 20, 2012 - Global Journal features Cure Violence (formerly CeaseFire) and its public health approach to curing violence.
Revolutionizing Elder Care
Nov 1, 2011 - New York Times recognizes Green House® model as, "the most comprehensive effort to reinvent the nursing home"
Read morePhysical Activity and Positive Youth Development: Impact of a School-Based Program
July 11, 2011 - Journal of School Health featured evaluation of schools in California using the Playworks model.
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