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Domestic Violence Support Staff Need More Help

Mar 15, 2021

During the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, European Union states had a 60 percent increase in emergency calls about intimate-partner violence. Amid a protracted second wave that has led to further lockdowns, it may not be too late to provide the funding and legislative changes necessary to ensure domestic violence service providers can offer crucial support.
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Informing the Gun Policy Debate

Mar 2, 2018

RAND's Gun Policy in America initiative provides information on what scientific research can tell us about the effects of gun laws. Our goal is to establish a shared set of facts that will improve public discussions and support the development of fair and effective gun policies.

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Commentary

Pitfalls of Predictive Policing

The Chicago Police Department's predictive policing program didn't work. To achieve even a 5 percent drop in the city's homicide rate, enormous leaps in both prediction and intervention effectiveness are necessary.

Oct 11, 2016
Journal Article

Who Are the Men Caring for Maltreated Youth? Male Primary Caregivers in the Child Welfare System

Men who are the primary caregivers of youth in the child welfare system tend to be more similar than different from their female counterparts.

Sep 21, 2016
Journal Article

Reducing the Risk of Suicide Among Women Veterans

Addressing military sexual trauma, adding questions about self-harm to suicide risk assessments, and restricting access to lethal suicide means may help reduce the risk of suicide for women veterans.

Sep 19, 2016
Commentary

Domestic Warning Signs of Mass Shootings

After shootings, there is inevitably public debate over gun safety, constitutional rights, police tactics, terrorism, race, and politics. But these discussions rarely focus on a common factor among the perpetrators: a history of violence against women.

Aug 6, 2016
Commentary

Is America's Crisis 'System' in Crisis?

The United States has made life-saving progress on crisis support for veterans. Now other suicide prevention services need help. Progress made by the VA could provide a blueprint for improving suicide prevention services for all Americans.

Jul 17, 2016
Journal Article

Characteristics and Proximal Outcomes of Calls Made to Suicide Crisis Hotlines in California: Variability Across Centers

Because individuals calling a suicide crisis hotline generally cannot choose the center or responder who will take their call, it is critical to promote quality across all call centers and minimize variability in operating procedures.

Jul 14, 2016
Journal Article

Firearm Ownership and Acquisition Among Parents with Risk Factors for Self-Harm or Other Violence

Families with risk factors such as parental mental illness and substance use have a modestly greater probability of having a firearm in the home compared with families without risk factors.

Jul 14, 2016
Report

Evaluating a Study of State Gun Policies

A RAND study team reviewed an article in The Lancet on the effects of state firearm laws and found problems in its methods and findings. The assessment provides a detailed account of the errors and statistical support for the team's conclusions.

Jul 14, 2016
News Release

Suicide Prevention Hotlines in California Could Expand Digital Offerings and Partnerships with Health Systems to ...

Suicide prevention hotlines in California respond to callers in need and reduce their distress. They could reach more people and improve services by expanding digital offerings such as chat and establishing programs to monitor and improve quality.

Jul 12, 2016
Report

Suicide Prevention Hotlines in California Could Improve Services

Suicide prevention hotlines in California respond to callers in need and reduce caller distress. But they could improve their services and reach more users by expanding digital offerings such as chat services and establishing better programs to monitor and improve the quality of their services.

Jul 12, 2016
Journal Article

Centrally Assisted Telecare for Military Members with PTSD and Depression

Military members who visited a primary care clinic while suffering from PTSD and depression reported fewer symptoms and better mental health functioning a year after enrolling in a treatment program that included specially trained care managers and telephone therapy options.

Jun 24, 2016
Blog

Orlando Nightclub Shooting: RAND Experts React

RAND experts provide perspective on the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, what it likely means within the context of the campaign against ISIS, and more.

Jun 15, 2016
Research Brief

On the Road to Mental Health: Highlights from Evaluations of California's Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Initiatives

RAND evaluated the California Mental Health Services Authority's prevention and early intervention initiatives. The results show that many program components were successfully implemented and achieved their intended impacts in the short term.

Jun 3, 2016
Report

10 FAQs About Veterans' Transitions to Civilian Life

The transition from military service to the civilian world can be challenging, especially for veterans with no prior civilian work experience and those with injuries or disabilities. A decade of research addressing these veterans' issues is summarized in ten questions and answers.

May 23, 2016
Journal Article

Decision-making Competence and Attempted Suicide

Poor decision-making abilities among middle- and older-age suicide attempters make it difficult for them to consider alternative solutions in a crisis situation.

Apr 28, 2016
Report

Can Access to Data Prevent Army Suicides? Identifying Optimal Response Strategies for Army Leaders

The U.S. Army is developing a system to inform leaders of individual- and unit-level suicide risk factors and to support prevention and intervention activities. RAND convened an expert panel to identify necessary data and recommend leader actions.

Mar 22, 2016
Journal Article

Factors That Influence Chaplains' Suicide Intervention Behavior in the Army

Army chaplains are more likely to refer soldiers at risk of suicide to behavioral health care, but the causes of their reluctance to refer need further investigation.

Mar 14, 2016
Journal Article

The Influence of Training, Reluctance, Efficacy, and Stigma on Suicide Intervention Behavior Among NCOs in the Army and Marine Corps

We used structural equation modeling on survey responses from 1184 Army soldiers and 796 marines to estimate the relationships between training, intervention efficacy, reluctance, and mental health stigma on NCO intervention behaviors.

Mar 2, 2016
Commentary

Troubling Truth Beneath Litvinenko Headlines

Slipping radioactive material into a spy's tea in the middle of London may not sound like a CBRN attack, but it is, as the Owen report has confirmed. Hopefully, the report's release will help focus global attention on the growing threat posed by these devastating weapons.

Jan 21, 2016
Research Brief

Assessing the Department of Defense's Approach to Reducing Mental Health Stigma

This brief assesses the military's approach to reducing stigma for mental health disorders.

Jan 18, 2016

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