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 Special Issue of PRJ with guest editors from UMass RTC and Pathways RTC. Learn more

 Treatment of Substance Abuse & Co-Occurring Disorders in Criminal Justice-Involved Persons View Slides Here

 Transitional employment for adults with mental illness Read the Article

Supporting Parents With MH Needs in Systems of Care issue brief by Dr B.Friesen, Dr J. Nicholson & Ms. J. Katz-Leavy View the Brief

Collaborative project between the Program for Clubhouse Research at UMass & Genesis Club, Incorporating Tobacco Cessation Activities in ICCD Clubhouses. Learn more 

Transitions RTC Youth Voice Featured in NAMI Beginnings. Read Amanda Costa's article

Rosalie Torres Stone has been selected by the Office of Faculty Affairs at UMass Medical School to receive financial support for registration of the upcoming AAMC Minority Faculty Career Women Development Seminar scheduled on Sept 9-16 in Philadelphia, PA.

Carl Fulwiler, MD, PhD gave presentations on  Mindfulness & Anxiety, Depression & Wellness and The Neuroscience of Mindfulness at the 27th Annual Public Sector Psychiatry Conference.

 New Publication: Specialty Competencies in Forensic Psychology (Specialty Competencies in Professional Psychology)  Ira K Packer, Thomas Grisso more info

Field Reliability of the SAVRY with Juvenile Probation Officers:Implications for Training. Article published in Law & Human Behavior by Gina Vincent, Laura Guy, Samantha Fusco & Bernice Gershenson Read abstract

Colleen McKay & others had an article accepted by the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal on Adapting Services to Engage Young Adults in ICCD Clubhouses (In-press, anticipated publication Winter 2012)

Maryann Davis and the Transitions RTC leads transition track at 24th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference View slides here

Joanne Nicholson, PhD., Professor of Psychiatry & Family Medicine, UMass Medical School is the recipient of the 2011 Katharine F. Erskine Award n the medicine and science division. The award honors outstanding women for their commitment to the YWCA's mission, their profession and community. More

Presentation on Mindfulness given by Carl Fulwiler, MD, PhD, at DMH research conference. View Slides Here

A Group of CMHSR researchers and collaborators led by Gina Vincent, PhD presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Psychology Law Society in Miami Florida in March on topics related to juvenile risk for re-offending assessment. For a list of the actual presentations and presenters, click here