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Apr 29, 2020

Broken Windows, Broken Zzs: Poor Housing and Neighborhood Conditions Are Associated with Objective Measures of Sleep Health

Sleep is a critical contributor to health and well-being. Sleep disturbances may contribute to racial and socioeconomic disparities in health. Understanding socio-environmental determinants of sleep health disparities is a public health imperative.

Wendy M. Troxel, Ann C. Haas, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Andrea S. Richardson, Heather L. Schwartz, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb, Lauren Hale, Daniel J. Buysse, Matthew Buman, Tamara Dubowitz
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Apr 29, 2020

Drivers of Continued Implementation of Cultural Competence in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

This study examines whether the key characteristics of organizational decision makers predicted continued implementation of five different practices that represent organizational cultural competence in one of the most diverse substance use disorder treatment systems in the United States.

Erick G. Guerrero, Tenie Khachikian, Jemima A. Frimpong, Yinfei Kong, Daniel L. Howard, Sarah B. Hunter
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Apr 29, 2020

The Relationship Between Engagement in Online Support Groups and Social Isolation Among Military Caregivers: Longitudinal Questionnaire Study

It is unclear how well online groups reduce social isolation and improve mental health among military caregivers. This study focused on members of a new online community for military caregivers, compared with caregivers who were members of existing groups.

Thomas E. Trail, Esther M. Friedman, Carolyn M. Rutter, Terri Tanielian
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Apr 28, 2020

Eat, Pray, Move: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multilevel Church-Based Intervention to Address Obesity Among African Americans and Latinos

Implementing a multilevel intervention across diverse congregations resulted in small improvements in obesity outcomes. A longer time line is needed to fully implement and assess effects of community and congregation environmental strategies and to allow for potential larger impacts of the intervention.

Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Malcolm V. Williams, Karen Rocío Flórez, Beth Ann Griffin, Denise Diaz Payan, Rachana Seelam, Cheryl Branch, Jennifer Hawes-Dawson, Michael Mata, Margaret D. Whitley, Eunice C. Wong
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Apr 3, 2020

Public Mental Health Crisis During COVID-19 Pandemic, China

Public mental health interventions should be formally integrated into public health preparedness and emergency response plans.

Lu Dong, Jennifer Bouey
Journal Article

Apr 3, 2020

Strengthening China's Public Health Response System: From SARS to COVID-19

A commentary on China's attempts to strengthen its public health system between the initial Coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent recurrence.

Jennifer Bouey
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Mar 5, 2020

Initial Opioid Prescriptions Among U.S. Commercially Insured Patients, 2012–2017

Our study provides a snapshot of trends in the rate at which opioid therapy was initiated among commercially insured patients during a period of heightened attention to the dangers of opioids and the prominent release of prescribing guidelines by the CDC.

Wenjia Zhu, Michael E. Chernew, Tisamarie B. Sherry, Nicole Maestas
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Feb 10, 2020

Assessing the Costs and Benefits of LifeSet, the Youth Villages Program Model for Transition-Age Youth

The report presents a rigorous retrospective analysis of the costs and benefits of LifeSet, a program that provides case management and other services for young adults aging out of the foster care system, based on a prior impact evaluation.

Lynn A. Karoly
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Feb 10, 2020

Estimating the Costs and Benefits of LifeSet

RAND researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of the costs and benefits of LifeSet, Youth Village's program for transition-age youth, as implemented and evaluated in Tennessee.

Lynn A. Karoly
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Jan 24, 2020

Evaluation of the SB 1041 Reforms to California's CalWORKs Welfare-to-Work Program: Updated Findings Regarding Policy Implementation and Outcomes

This report offers further findings from the evaluation of the Senate Bill (SB) 1041 reforms to the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program, with a focus on ongoing implementation of SB 1041 and updates on participant outcomes.

Lois M. Davis, Lynn A. Karoly, Dionne Barnes-Proby, Beverly A. Weidmer, Praise O. Iyiewuare, Robert Bozick, Gabriele Fain, Sami Kitmitto, Cheryl Graczewski, Eric Larsen, Johannes M. Bos, Melissa Arellanes, Andrew Horinouchi, Jennifer Anthony, Marina Castro, Kaitlin Fronberg, Connie Chandra, Anlan Zhang
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Dec 24, 2019

Elaborating the Connection Between Social Class and Classism in College

This paper adds to the knowledge base informing efforts to decrease the degree to which social class hinders the pursuit of higher education.

Lauren B. Cattaneo, Wing Yi Chan, Rachel Shor, Kris T. Gebhard, Nour H. Elshabassi
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Dec 20, 2019

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.

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

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