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The Catholic Social Services Outreach Project
January 1, 2009 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, Digby Diehl, a freelance writer and frequent Anthology contributor, chronicles the work of Catholic Social Services to bring mental health and substance abuse counseling to the Lakota Sioux living on or near reservations in rural South Dakota. Like many of the up-close-and-personal stories featured in the Anthology, this project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Local Initiative Funding Partners program.
Extra! Newspaper for Teens Increases Coverage of Youth Health Topics, Expands Circulation
February 28, 2003 | Program Results Report
In 1998, the American Youth Work Center began providing regular coverage of youth health issues in their newspaper, Youth Today, and expanded circulation and paid subscriptions to the paper.
2001 Campaign Educates the Public about Mental Illness and Associated Addictions
March 25, 2003 | Program Results Report
The American Association for World Health developed materials, collaborations and educational programs as part of a yearlong World Health Day campaign launched on April 6, 2001.
Papers Commissioned to Inform 2008 Conference on Developing a Mental Health Research Agenda
February 28, 2008 | Program Results Report
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network on Mental Health Policy Research commissioned a series of working papers to stimulate agenda building and encourage future funding of mental health research.
Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities
July 27, 2007 | Program Results Report
Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities was designed to help states expand their substance abuse treatment systems through more efficient use of existing resources and funding streams.
Life Interrupted: The Particular Needs of the Mentally Ill in Managed Care
June 30, 1998 | Program Results Report
During 1996 and 1997, staff at the Treatment Research Institute conducted a literature review of research on managed behavioral health care for the treatment of substance abuse and mental illness.
Experts at Roundtable Ponder How to Promote Healthy Living for Substance-Abusing Teens
April 23, 2007 | Program Results Report
Phoenix House convened a day-long roundtable meeting to discuss ways in which alcohol and drug treatment programs can promote healthy, active living among adolescent clients.
Human Capital News Roundup: Depression and poverty, substance use among SNAP recipients, accountable care organizations, and more.
August 29, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast, and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows, alumni, and grantees.
Join Together: A National Resource Center
November 16, 2012 | Program Results Report
For two decades Join Together served as a national resource center for local substance abuse initiatives, and promoted policies that enhance prevention and treatment. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is now the portal for these resources.
Prisoners Returning Home in the Bronx and Brooklyn Find Reentry Services Located Far Away in Manhattan
August 27, 2009 | Program Results Report
An electronic database and map of reentry services available to prisoners returning from New York City's jails to communities in its five boroughs finds services are often inaccessible.