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Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (Japanese translation) — Jan 13, 2012

Japanese translation of Support for Students Exposed to Trauma, including a series of teacher- or school counselor–led lessons aimed at reducing distress for middle school students who have been exposed to a traumatic life event. The program includes skill-building techniques geared toward changing maladaptive thoughts and promoting positive behaviors.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Association of Childhood Abuse with Homeless Women's Social Networks — Jan 1, 2012

The effects of childhood physical abuse should be more actively investigated in clinical settings, especially those frequented by homeless women.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Going to Scale: Experiences Implementing a School-Based Trauma Intervention — Dec 1, 2011

This article describes implementation experiences describes implementation experiences "scaling up" the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)—an intervention developed using a community partnered research framework.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Reducing Costs, Increasing Capability: A New Equipping Strategy for Combat Support Hospitals — Nov 21, 2011

Describes a new equipping strategy for the Army's Combat Support Hospitals.

TOOL

Catalog Analyzes DoD-Sponsored Programs that Address Psychological Health — Nov 9, 2011

The U.S. Department of Defense sponsors many programs for servicemembers and their families. RAND compiled a searchable online catalog of 211 programs that address psychological health and traumatic brain injury.

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Better Coordination of Psychological Health, Traumatic Brain Injury Programs for Military Needed — Nov 9, 2011

Despite the recent drawdown in Iraq, the high operational tempo of the past decade that has included longer and more-frequent deployments has resulted in significant mental health problems among some servicemembers. More than 200 programs are available to help treat psychological health and traumatic brain injury issues, but better coordination of those efforts is needed.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among Servicemembers and Their Families: Existing Department of Defense Programs and Options for Improvement — Nov 9, 2011

Provides overviews and detailed descriptions of 211 programs currently sponsored or funded by the Department of Defense to address psychological health and traumatic brain injury, along with recommendations to maximize program effectiveness.

NEWS RELEASE

Better Coordination of Psychological Health, Traumatic Brain Injury Programs for Military Needed — Nov 9, 2011

Despite the recent drawdown in Iraq, the high operational tempo of the past decade that has included longer and more-frequent deployments has resulted in significant mental health problems among some service members. More than 200 programs are available to help treat psychological health and traumatic brain injury issues, but better coordination of those efforts is needed.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Influence of Mental Disorders on School Dropout in Mexico — Nov 1, 2011

Studies the impact of mental disorders on failure in educational attainment in Mexico.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Increases in Mortality, Length of Stay, and Cost Associated with Hospital-Acquired Infections in Trauma Patients — Jun 30, 2011

Many hospital-acquired infections are preventable; reducing them would reduce in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and inpatient costs for trauma patients.

REPORT

Complex trauma research in the UK: A rapid review of the funding landscape — Apr 18, 2011

This documented briefing presents the results of a rapid review of the funding landscape for complex trauma research in the UK. Recommendations are made about how to strengthen this niche and orphan area of research.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Association of Family Stressful Life-Change Events and Health-Related Quality of Life in Fifth-Grade Children — Mar 31, 2011

Stressful events such as death of a family member, moving, or parental divorce significantly lower children's health related quality of life.

NEWS RELEASE

Childhood Psychological Problems Have Long-Term Impact on Individuals' Earnings and Social Relationships — Mar 28, 2011

Psychological problems experienced during childhood can have a long-lasting impact on an individual's life course, reducing people's earnings and decreasing the chances of establishing long-lasting relationships.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Making Sense of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Illness Perceptions Among Traumatic Injury Survivors — Feb 28, 2011

What traumatic stress survivors believe about PTSD may make it difficult for them to recognize that they have a serious mental health condition that warrants treatment.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Prioritizing "psychological" Consequences for Disaster Preparedness and Response: A Framework for Addressing the Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Effects of Patient Surge in Large-Scale Disasters — Feb 28, 2011

Health care facilities may be prepared to deal with the medical aspects of large-scale disasters but they lack guidelines for managing the psychological aspects of disasters.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Helping Children Cope with Violence and Trauma: A School-Based Program That Works — Dec 31, 2010

The Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress and depression in students exposed to violence. Free web-based training to deliver CBITS is available for mental health professionals.

REPORT

New Equipping Strategies for Combat Support Hospitals — Jun 30, 2010

Combat Support Hospitals, when not deployed, keep a partial set of equipment at home station with the remainder in long-term storage, a strategy that has created maintenance and obsolescence challenges. This briefing describes a new strategy for configuring home station equipment sets and proposes that deploying CSHs eliminate much of the unit-owned equipment currently in long-term storage, actions that will sharply reduce total equipment…

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Screening for Psychiatric Problems in the Orofacial Trauma Setting — Apr 30, 2010

This article reviews some common short screeners for PTSD and major depression.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Transforming Mental Healthcare in the Veterans Health Administration: A Model for Measuring Performance to Improve Access, Quality, and Outcomes — Dec 31, 2009

This paper describes the conceptual framework and research design of a national evaluation of the quality of mental healthcare provided to veterans by the Veterans Health Administration, and present results on the reported availability of evidence-based practices.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evidence-Based Mental Health Programs in Schools: Barriers and Facilitators of Successful Implementation — Dec 31, 2009

Schools with greater support from administrative leadership and clinician networks are more successful in implementing evidence-based mental health programs to help students deal with the impact of traumatic events.

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