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A Systematic Review of Peer-Supported Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

A systematic review that categorized and assessed the effects of peer interventions - by peer role, intervention type, and outcomes - suggests ways to involve peers that have improved health and wellness.

Aug 3, 2017
Commentary

PTSD Awareness Day: The Need for Collaborative Care

Post-traumatic stress disorder affects nearly 8 percent of American adults from all walks of life. Research suggests that more work is needed to improve and adapt models of care for PTSD.

Jun 23, 2017
Report

Report

Evaluation Approaches for Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Programs

This handbook provides guidance to practitioners and organizations interested in evaluating mental health prevention and early intervention programs.

Jun 13, 2017
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Journal Article

Educational Outcomes Associated With School Behavioral Health Interventions: A Review of the Literature

A review of studies on school-based mental health services showed benefits across a range of school outcomes for teens.

Jun 9, 2017
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Journal Article

A School-Based Public Health Model to Reduce Oral Health Disparities

Broad-based school-community partnerships can help address the unmet oral health needs of low-income children.

Jun 8, 2017
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The Association Between Implementation Strategy Use and the Uptake of Hepatitis C Treatment in a National Sample

Veterans Health Administration sites that used more ERIC-recommended implementation strategies delivered more evidence-based Hepatitis C treatments.

Jun 6, 2017
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Expanding Suicide Crisis Services to Text and Chat: Responders' Perspectives of the Differences Between Communication Modalities

Internet chat and text messaging offer anonymity and increased access to suicide hotline callers, but they are not yet a replacement for telephone crisis support services.

Jun 6, 2017
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Journal Article

Relationship Between Provider Stigma and Predictors of Staff Turnover Among Addiction Treatment Providers

Addiction treatment providers are less likely to be satisfied with their work if they hold negative views towards patients with substance abuse disorders.

Jun 6, 2017
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Journal Article

Sources of Care for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: The Role of the African American Church

Many Los Angeles-area African American churches provide recovery supports and services for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and actively connect individuals to formal AOD treatment.

Jun 6, 2017
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Journal Article

Using a "Positive Deviance" Framework to Discover Adaptive Risk Reduction Behaviors Among High-Risk HIV Negative Black Men Who Have Sex with Men

Some young black men who have sex with men, otherwise at high risk for HIV infection due to drug use and other behaviors, make strategic decisions that help keep them HIV negative.

Jun 6, 2017
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Journal Article

Partnering to Improve Care: The Case of the Veterans' Health Administration's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative

Understanding the respective experiences and perspectives of researchers and operations partners (i.e., policymakers, managers, clinical leaders) can help improve research partnership success.

May 30, 2017
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Journal Article

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Rise, a Community-Based Culturally Congruent Adherence Intervention for Black Americans Living with HIV

A community-based, culturally specific intervention improved antiretroviral treatment adherence among Black Americans living with HIV.

May 30, 2017
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Journal Article

Does a Quality Improvement Campaign Accelerate Take-Up of New Evidence? A Ten-State Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of the IHI's Project JOINTS

States participating in Project JOINTS, a six-month quality improvement campaign to reduce infection risk after joint replacement surgery, adhered to three new evidence-based practices significantly more than non-participants.

May 23, 2017
Report

Report

The return of investment for preventive healthcare programmes: A calculation framework for GSK's Partnership for Prevention (P4P)

The report summarises the existing evidence on the effectiveness of workplace related preventive health programmes, outlining the challenges involved in calculating the return on investment (ROI) of such interventions.

May 22, 2017
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Journal Article

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based, Personalized Normative Feedback Alcohol Intervention for Young-Adult Veterans

One month after a single 10-minute intervention to adjust perceptions of peer drinking behavior, young veterans reported significant reductions in their drinking compared with control participants.

May 19, 2017
Tool

SUMMIT Study Protocol: Step-by-Step Procedures for Providing Screening, Brief Intervention, and Treatment Services to Primary Care Patients with Opioid or Alcohol Use Disorders

This integrated collaborative care protocol was created for a research study that looked at ways to implement medication-assisted and behavioral treatment for patients with opioid and alcohol use disorders in a community health clinic.

May 11, 2017
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Journal Article

Chronic Physical Health Conditions and Emotional Problems From Early Adolescence Through Midadolescence

Screening youth with chronic health conditions for symptoms of depression or anxiety may help reduce adverse outcomes from these conditions.

Apr 26, 2017
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Journal Article

Continuous Quality Improvement in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities: How Much Does It Cost?

The costs of implementing continuous quality improvement activities in substance abuse treatment facilities are relatively low overall.

Apr 26, 2017
Tool

Tool

Five Strategies for Successful Recruitment and Retention of Children and Families in Human Service Programs

This toolkit offers five strategies to increase client recruitment and retention for human services programs.

Apr 21, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Effects of Depression Alleviation on Work Productivity and Income Among HIV Patients in Uganda

Alleviation of major depression among a sample of Ugandans with HIV was associated with better work functioning, which suggests that integrating care for depression and HIV may improve the economic well-being of people living with HIV.

Mar 16, 2017

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