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Sexual Minority Substance Use Disparities: Bisexual Women at Elevated Risk Relative to Other Sexual Minority Groups

The objective of this study is to test for differences in the prevalence of a range of substance use behaviors and disorders across LGBT individuals of the same gender using a nationally representative sample of adults.

Dec 20, 2019

Megan S. Schuler, Rebecca L. Collins
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Journal Article

Advancing Policy to Build a Behavioral Health Workforce That Addresses the Needs of Older Adults

This study draws from an evaluation of how older adults are served by California's public mental health delivery system, and a review of state planning documents and academic literature, to describe gaps and deficiencies in the workforce that serves older adults.

Dec 20, 2019

Kathryn G. Kietzman, Alina I. Palimaru, Janet C. Frank
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Journal Article

Opioid Litigation and Maternal-Child Health: Investing in the Future

Funds from opioid litigation should be allocated in a way that benefits those most affected and reduces the risk of future harm.

Dec 19, 2019

Stephen W. Patrick, Corey S. Davis, Bradley D. Stein
Tool

Toolkit for Weighting and Analysis of Nonequivalent Groups: A Tutorial on the TWANG Shiny App for Two Treatments

This tutorial describes how to use a menu-driven Shiny app based on the Toolkit for Weighting and Analysis of Nonequivalent Groups (TWANG) R package. It can be used to estimate propensity score weights and treatment effects for binary treatments.

Dec 19, 2019

Beth Ann Griffin, Ricardo Sanchez, Matthew Cefalu, Chuck Stelzner, Lynsay Ayer, Donna L. Coffman, Brian G. Vegetabile, Joseph D. Pane, Lane F. Burgette, Daniel F. McCaffrey
Report

Responses to Comments on RAND Global Services Reports

RAND researchers respond to comments on three earlier reports related to post-operative visits bundled into Medicare payments for many procedures.

Dec 19, 2019

Andrew W. Mulcahy, Ateev Mehrotra, Courtney A. Gidengil, Susan L. Lovejoy
Brochure

The American Educator Panels: Innovative Tools to Take the Pulse of America's Educators

This brochure describes the American Educator Panels -- two innovative online survey tools that provide unique sources of accurate information about educators‘ knowledge, attitudes, practices, and working conditions.

Dec 18, 2019
Report

Report

Setting Military Compensation to Support Recruitment, Retention, and Performance

Drawing on a large body of research, this RAND Arroyo Center report describes military compensation as a strategic human resource tool. The author also reviews how well compensation works in this capacity and how it could be improved.

Dec 18, 2019

Beth J. Asch
Report

Reducing the Time Burdens of Army Company Leaders

U.S. Army company leaders have long been recognized as overworked. This report is intended to help the Army identify ways to reduce and manage the time burdens on Active Component company leaders in garrison by examining these leaders' time burdens.

Dec 18, 2019

Lisa Saum-Manning, Tracy C. Krueger, Matthew W. Lewis, Erin N. Leidy, Tetsuhiro Yamada, Rick Eden, Andrew Lewis, Ada L. Cotto, Ryan Haberman, Robert, Jr. Dion, Stacy L. Moore, Michael Shurkin, Michael Lerario
Report

Report

Process Evaluation of AssetPlus

A process evaluation of the roll-out of AssetPlus (assessment and planning framework used by youth offending teams) in England and Wales. Practitioners supported the ideas behind AssetPlus but faced challenges with easy use and information-sharing.

Dec 18, 2019

Natalie Picken, Kerry Baker, Camilla d'Angelo, Clement Fays, Alex Sutherland
Tool

Tool

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Fall 2019

This climate summary informs Chesapeake Bay stakeholders on Fall 2019's climate and weather as well as projected climate trends. Hurricane damage in the Mid-Atlantic and changes in hurricane frequency and intensity are shown in interactive figures.

Dec 17, 2019

Michelle E. Miro, Krista Romita Grocholski, Samantha Borisoff, Jordan R. Fischbach, Art Degaetano, Pamela H. Braff, Stephanie Tanverakul
Testimony

Addressing the U.S. Opioid Crisis: Using an Integrated Systems-Based Approach

Testimony presented before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 17, 2019.

Dec 17, 2019

Bradley D. Stein
Report

Crossing the Digital Divide: Applying Technology to the Global Refugee Crisis

This report analyzes uses of technology by displaced people and the organizations seeking to support them. It offers recommendations for more strategically using and developing technology in humanitarian settings.

Dec 17, 2019

Shelly Culbertson, James Dimarogonas, Katherine Costello, Serafina Lanna
Journal Article

Journal Article

Sexual Violence in Childhood and Post-Childhood: The Experiences of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beirut

We examined the prevalence of childhood and post-childhood experiences of sexual violence, and how they are correlated with each other as well as with measures of mental health, substance use, sexual behavior, and sexuality-related discrimination.

Dec 17, 2019

Cynthia El Khoury, Matt G. Mutchler, Carol Abi Ghanem, Susan M. Kegeles, Elie Ballan, Jacques Mokhbat, Glenn Wagner
Report

The Department of Defense Posture for Artificial Intelligence: Assessment and Recommendations

In this report, the authors assess the state of artificial intelligence (AI) relevant to DoD, conduct an independent assessment of the Department of Defense's posture in AI, and put forth a set of recommendations to enhance that posture.

Dec 17, 2019

Danielle C. Tarraf, William Shelton, Edward Parker, Brien Alkire, Diana Gehlhaus Carew, Justin Grana, Alexis Levedahl, Jasmin Leveille, Jared Mondschein, James Ryseff, Ali Wyne, Dan Elinoff, Edward Geist, Benjamin N. Harris, Eric Hui, Cedric Kenney, Sydne Newberry, Chandler Sachs, Peter Schirmer, Danielle Schlang, Victoria M. Smith, Abbie Tingstad, Padmaja Vedula, Kristin Warren
Tool

Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in Mental Health Settings

This tool reviews how clinicians who work in mental health settings can provide pharmacotherapy treatment for an alcohol use disorder that co-occurs with a primary mental health condition.

Dec 13, 2019

Brian Hurley, Keith G. Heinzerling, Catherine C. Cohen, Allison J. Ober, Katherine E. Watkins
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Journal Article

Congregational Involvement in HIV: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Factors Influencing HIV Activity Among Diverse Urban Congregations

This paper utilizes comparative case methods and qualitative case data from a sample of urban congregations, and examines a range of factors to identify case scenarios associated with congregations involved in different levels of HIV activity.

Dec 13, 2019

Peter Mendel, Harold D. Green, Kartika Palar, David E. Kanouse, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Michael A. Mata, Clyde W. Oden, Kathryn Pitkin Derose
Journal Article

Trade Relations Between Taiwan and South Asia Under the New Southbound Policy

This paper provides an assessment of Taiwan's global status as an economy, to discover where its global comparative advantages lie, then assesses its economic relations with South Asia.

Dec 13, 2019

Rafiq Dossani
Report

Global Health and Security: Threats and Opportunities

In this Perspective, the authors review the scope and operation of global health security, identify emerging threats, and assess how adequately current visions of global health security account for these threats.

Dec 13, 2019

Kathryn E. Bouskill, Elta Smith
Testimony

Proposition 63 and the Future of Mental Health Funding in California: Understanding Successes and Challenges: Prevention and Early Intervention

Testimony presented before an informational hearing of the California State Assembly Committee on Budget on December 9, 2019.

Dec 12, 2019

Nicole K. Eberhart
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Challenge of Determining Appropriate Care in the Era of Patient-Centered Care and Rising Health Care Costs

The goal of health care is to ensure that patients receive the right care for the right patient for the right problem at the right time from the right provider. Inappropriate care is costly. The challenge is to define and increase delivery of appropriate care.

Dec 12, 2019

Ian D. Coulter, Patricia M. Herman, Gery W. Ryan, Lara Hilton, Ron D. Hays

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