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.

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 ...

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 ...

Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest

September 1, 2009 | Journal Article

Family-Centered Support Workers Trained to Prevent Crises, Strengthen Families

June 1, 2003 | Program Result

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."

Four Additional Sites Receive $400,000 to Evaluate Interventions in Diverse Settings

November 1, 2010 | News Release

Health care organizations in California, Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania were awarded $1.6 million to support their efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health care disparities in communities across the United States.

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.

In the Eye of the Storm

December 1, 2007 | Program Result

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.

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 ...