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Upcoming Webinar: Transitional Care Model for Persons with Serious Mental Illness
March 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative grantees will present their research translating a transitional care nursing intervention for people with serious mental illness for patients in public managed care on March 27, 2013.
Recommended Reading: Suicides More Likely in States with High Gun Ownership
February 18, 2013 | New Public Health Post
An article in the New York Times reports that health departments in some states are increasing their efforts on gun safety and suicide prevention in part because of a startling finding by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health: far more ...
Mental Health and Second Chances
January 22, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A study finds that incarceration increases the risk of mood disorders after release and that these disorders increase disability.
Partnering with Parents and Families to Support Immigrant and Refugee Children at School
June 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This paper outlines model programs that engage communities and community organizations to build effective and easily-accessible mental health services for children and youth.
Family Psychoeducation in Clinical High Risk and First-Episode Psychosis
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The theory behind and current status of treatment for psychotic disorders demonstrates that both family psychoeducation and psychoeducational multifamily groups have shown promising outcomes.
Early Detection, Intervention, and Prevention of Psychosis Program
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis Program (EDIPPP) is a large clinical trial funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to test whether Family-Aided Community Treatment (FACT) can delay or prevent the onset of psychosis in at-risk young people.
Early Intervention in Psychosis
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors use a review of theoretical, conceptual and empirical background for research on early identification and intervention for improved outcomes in psychiatric disorders to argue that existing evidence justifies early identification and prevention of psychosis as routine clinical practice.
Introduction to the Special Issue
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An introduction to a special issue of Adolescent Psychiatry describes the relevance of its focus on topics relative to prodromal symptoms or to individuals at clinical high risk for a first psychotic episode.
Child FIRST: A Program to Help Very Young At-Risk Children
October 1, 2012 | Book
This chapter of To Improve Health and Health Care, Volume XV, focuses on Child FIRST, a family-based intervention to prevent mental health problems in high-risk mothers and young children.
How Social Factors Shape Health: Stress and Health
March 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief examines the links between stress and health.