Summary:

This project will open and operate the first Family Coaching Clinic as a way to deliver behavioral health prevention and early intervention services in a more accessible and less stigmatized community setting. The intent is to change public perceptions of the role of prevention and early intervention in mental health care. The Family Coaching Clinic is modeled on the successful retail minute clinic model proliferating in pharmacies and stores like CVS and Wal-Mart. Based on proven cognitive-behavioral strategies, coaching offers a solution-focused process to help families address the routine, predictable problems they commonly face (e.g., learning to set appropriate limits at different ages, coping with divorce, developing good eating habits or dealing with bullying in school). Foundation funds will support product development, marketing, evaluation and startup costs for the first Family Coaching Clinic, serving up to 350 families during the grant period. The prototype clinic will be used to determine the best business model for replication, develop a long-term marketing strategy and conduct a clinical evaluation of the products.

Grant Details:

Approved award: $1,998,530
Awarded on: Oct 31, 2008
Time frame: Nov 15, 2008 - Nov 14, 2011
Grant number: 63958

Grantee:

University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Center for Community Health
Suite 350
10920 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024-6543
(310) 794-8278

Contact Information:

Diane M. Flannery, Ph.D. (Project Director)
dflannery@mednet.ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 794-8117