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Optimizing the Role of Military Behavioral Health Technicians: A Survey of Behavioral Health Technicians and Mental Health Providers
RAND researchers surveyed military behavioral health technicians (BHTs) and licensed mental health providers about BHTs' contributions, training and supervision, and job satisfaction, as well as barriers to integrating them into clinical practice.
Mar 22, 2022
Kimberly A. Hepner, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Allyson D. Gittens, Irineo Cabreros, Cheryl K. Montemayor, Harold Alan Pincus
Report
Poor indoor climate: Its impact on health and life satisfaction, as well as its wider socio-economic costs
This study looks at the prevalence of poor indoor climate in Europe, its impact on health and well-being, as well as its wider socio-economic costs.
Mar 22, 2022
William D. Phillips, Barbara Janta, Daniel Gehrt, Lillian Flemons, Evangelos Gkousis, Sam Cole, Pamina Smith, Marco Hafner
Report
The Department of Homeland Security's Use of Emerging Technologies: Why Public Perception Matters
This Perspective explores how public perception can influence the success of government technology deployments, ways to assess public perception, and how government agencies might account for public perception across that deployment life cycle.
Mar 21, 2022
Benjamin Boudreaux, Douglas Yeung, Rachel Steratore
Report
Using Social Media to Extract Information About Chemical Weapons Incidents: A Methodology and Demonstration of Concept from the Civil War in Syria
RAND Corporation researchers developed an approach for analyzing social media data to derive insights about chemical incidents and conducted a proof of concept of that approach by applying it to the case of chemical weapons use in Syria (2017-2018).
Mar 21, 2022
Joshua Mendelsohn, Stephanie Young, Jenny Oberholtzer, Yousuf Abdelfatah, Gregory Weider Fauerbach, Natasha Lander, Paul S. Steinberg
Report
Establishing a Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise for Australia: International and Domestic Lessons Learned
The authors describe the relevance of five international case studies in relation to Australia's creation of a Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise, identified as a key priority by the government in its 2020 Defence Strategic Update.
Mar 21, 2022
Christopher A. Mouton, Carl Rhodes, Mark V. Arena, Paul DeLuca, Andrew Dowse, John P. Godges, Adam R. Grissom, Caleb Lucas, Erik Silfversten
Report
Disruption Without Change: The Consequences of COVID-19 on the Global Economic Balance
The author reviews the economic track record of the United States, its competitors, and its allies to discern how economic changes induced by the COVID-19 pandemic could affect geopolitical competition and the security environment.
Mar 21, 2022
Howard J. Shatz
Tool
Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Winter 2021–2022
This climate summary aims to inform Mid-Atlantic policymakers and practitioners about winter 2021–2022, regional climate trends, and the upcoming winter season. A tool shows an analysis of future projected changes in precipitation, compared to climate normals.
Mar 18, 2022
Krista Romita Grocholski, Michelle E. Miro, Lena Easton-Calabria, Jessica Spaccio, Samantha Borisoff, Arthur T. DeGaetano
Journal Article
Care Preferences in Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment in California Nursing Homes
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) facilitates documentation and transition of patients' life-sustaining treatment orders across care settings. We describe the orders within POLST among all nursing home residents in California from 2011 to 2016.
Mar 16, 2022
Lee A. Jennings, Neil S. Wenger, Li-Jung Liang, Punam Parikh, David Powell, Jose J. Escarce, David Zingmond
Journal Article
POLST Completion and Continuity in California Nursing Homes
We used MDS 2011–2016 linked to California Section S to describe POLST completion, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and do not resuscitate orders, invalid POLST documents, and switches in POLST content across the population of California NH residents.
Mar 16, 2022
David Zingmond, David Powell, Lee A. Jennings, Jose J. Escarce, Li-Jung Liang, Punam Parikh, Neil S. Wenger
Journal Article
State Minimum Wage Increases Delay Marriage and Reduce Divorce Among Low-Wage Households
Across data sources, among men and women earning low wages, a one-dollar increase in the state minimum wage predicts a 3%–6% decline in marriage entry and a 7%–15% decline in divorce one and 2 years later.
Mar 16, 2022
Benjamin Karney, Jeffrey B. Wenger, Melanie A. Zaber, Thomas N. Bradbury
Report
Identifying Opportunities to Recruit More Individuals Above the Age of 21 into the U.S. Army
Older recruits, as a group, score higher on Army qualification tests and are more likely to reenlist and to be promoted. RAND researchers examined the potential for recruiting individuals older than 21 and derived actionable recommendations.
Mar 16, 2022
Michael S. Pollard, Louay Constant, Joe Cheravitch, Ryan Haberman, Katherine L. Kidder, Christina Panis
Report
Assessing the Quality of Outpatient Pain Care and Opioid Prescribing in the Military Health System
Pain conditions are the leading cause of disability among active-duty service members. RAND conducted a comprehensive assessment of outpatient care for acute and chronic pain, including opioid prescribing, delivered by the Military Health System.
Mar 16, 2022
Kimberly A. Hepner, Carol P. Roth, Tisamarie B. Sherry, Ryan K. McBain, Teague Ruder, Charles C. Engel
Journal Article
Peer Assisted Learning Strategies - UK: Evaluation Report
Peer Assisted Learning Strategies UK (PALS-UK) is a whole-class, structured peer tutoring intervention aiming to improve pupils' reading comprehension, oral reading fluency, and overall reading attainment.
Mar 15, 2022
Andreas Culora, Sashka Dimova, Sonia Ilie, Alex Sutherland, Lucy Gilder
Multimedia
A Conversation with VA Secretary McDonough on the Department's Recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission
In advance of the release of a nationwide study to inform investments in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, Secretary Denis R. McDonough discussed VA's current infrastructure, the study methods, and VA's recommendations.
Mar 14, 2022
Denis R. McDonough, Jennifer Steinhauer
Brochure
The American Educator Panels: Taking the Pulse of America's Educators
This brochure describes the American Educator Panels -- innovative online survey tools that provide unique sources of accurate information about educators' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and working conditions.
Mar 14, 2022
Report
Experiences of Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth Visits for Underserved Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Connected Care Accelerator Initiative
This mixed-methods study followed 45 health centers serving low-income populations for 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers investigated changes in telehealth utilization and health center staff experiences with implementation.
Mar 14, 2022
Lori Uscher-Pines, Natasha Arora, Maggie Jones, Abbie Lee, Jessica L. Sousa, Colleen M. McCullough, Sarita D. Lee, Monique Martineau, Zachary Predmore, Christopher M. Whaley, Allison J. Ober
Report
U.S. Air Force Enlisted Classification and Reclassification: Potential Improvements Using Machine Learning and Optimization Models
The authors review options for improving processes for classifying and reclassifying enlisted active-duty, non–prior service airmen for initial skills training in the United States Air Force.
Mar 14, 2022
Sean Robson, Maria C. Lytell, Matthew Walsh, Kimberly Curry Hall, Kirsten M. Keller, Vikram Kilambi, Joshua Snoke, Jonathan W. Welburn, Patrick S. Roberts, Owen Hall, Louis T. Mariano
Dissertation
To Disclose, or Not to Disclose, That Is the Question: A Methods-Based Approach for Examining & Improving the US Government's Vulnerabilities Equities Process
Analyzes the current Vulnerabilities Equities Process through a mixed methods approach.
Mar 11, 2022
Lindsey Polley
Periodical
RAND Review: March-April 2022
The cover story describes a yearlong study of a group of military veterans experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. Other features examine the global digital skills gap and the magnitude and sources of disagreement among gun policy experts.
Mar 10, 2022
Testimony
Observed Impacts, Future Risks, and Adaptation Solutions: Highlights from the Recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Report
Testimony presented before the Minnesota House of Representatives Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy on March 10, 2022.
Mar 10, 2022
Robert J. Lempert

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