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Connecting With Care in Low-Income Boston Neighborhoods
November 19, 2012 | Program Result
The Connecting With Care project of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention demonstrated that it was economically feasible to bring full-time, mental-health clinicians to schools in the low-income Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
A Doctor Delivers Multiple Acts of Human Kindness to Homeless Women
August 3, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
An elderly woman calls to me. I’ve know her for years. She has a Section 8 apartment. She has many medical conditions, and last year was treated for breast cancer. She has fought depression since her oldest son was put in jail. She needs me t ...
Growing Experience Corps
January 25, 2013 | Program Result
Experience Corps engages older volunteers to tutor - with a focus on reading - and mentor low-income kindergarten through third-grade students. It expanded and became an independent nonprofit organization.
More Than a Car Buying Program
January 7, 2013 | Program Result
Since 2001, More Than Wheels has helped nearly 1,500 low-income families in New England purchase reliable, fuel-efficient cars. The program also works to give people skills to improve their financial stability and their overall health and well-being.
Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education
November 19, 2012 | Program Result
RWJF's Dental Pipeline Program helped dental schools increase access to dental care for underserved populations through expanded community-based education and recruitment of underrepresented minority and low-income students.
Using the Web to Improve Juvenile Justice in Massachusetts
June 12, 2012 | Program Result
The Youth Advocacy Department of Massachusetts, the juvenile division of the state's public defender agency, developed a Web-based information system to help manage and assess the impact of its work representing young people in juvenile court.
A Community-Mobilization Approach to Preventing Domestic Violence
April 20, 2012 | Program Result
Close to Home, a Dorchester, Massachusetts-based organization, using a community-mobilization approach to prevent domestic violence, launched an effort to replicate its prevention program in three communities in Massachusetts.
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth
November 21, 2011 | Program Result
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.
New Directions in Refugee Youth Mental Health Services
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Project SHIFA is a school-based mental health promotion program for Somali youth. The project uses school environments and parents, teachers and primary care physicians to introduce youth to the mental health services available to them.
Streetworkers, Youth Violence Prevention, and Peacemaking in Lowell, Massachusetts
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This paper describes the work of the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC) in Lowell, Massachusetts. Street outreach workers at UTEC establish relationships with violent youth, in particular gang members. The authors conducted interviews with UTEC staff, SWs, and partner organizations.