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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.

Forward Promise

September 17, 2012 | National Program

Forward Promise is a new initiative focused on improving the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged boys and young men of color.

Creating Safe Spaces for Children in Schools in Compton, Calif.

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Head Start program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science planned and implemented a substance abuse prevention project that worked to change community norms and behaviors that put children at risk of substance abuse.

Forward Promise Overview

September 17, 2012 | Story

Forward Promise is an initiative to improve the health and success of middle- and high-school-aged young men of color

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches $9.5 Million Initiative to Improve Health and Success of Young Men of Color

August 20, 2012 | News Release

RWJF investment brings important leadership to issue gaining momentum among philanthropists and policymakers

Client Case Example #2: BD, Age 16, Montclair, N.J.

November 13, 2009 | Program Result

BD was getting picked on at school because he stuttered. This sidebar tells how the Brotherhood Health Initiative helped put BD on the path toward growing social confidence and skills, which helped him make more friends both in and out of school.

Client Case Example #3: JJ, Age 13, Newark, N.J.

November 13, 2009 | Program Result

This sidebar tells how project staff helped JJ begin to take responsibility for his life, be less disruptive at school, and earn money for the things he wanted through household chores and odd jobs for neighbors.

African Americans and Latinos Worry about Confidentiality of Electronic Health Records

April 20, 2009 | Program Result

Mathematica Policy Research conducted three focus groups with African Americans and Latinos to gauge their knowledge of and thoughts about personal health records.

Cutting Through Red Tape to Provide Health Care Services

February 2, 2009 | Story

Poor, rural communities often are strapped for decent health care - sometimes because of sheer bureaucracy. How can private and public funds be leveraged to support excellent care in these communities?

Locating Family Mental Health Services in Shopping Malls and Schools

March 25, 2013 | Program Result

The UCLA Family Commons is a new model of preventive mental health care that provides nonstigmatized, cost-effective education and coaching to help families with children from infancy to adolescence address common childhood issues.

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