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Uncategorized Mental & Behavioral Health Research

Uncategorized Mental & Behavioral Health Research topics by iSPARC.

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Publications:

Top Tips for Running a Virtual Advisory Board Meeting, 2020

For Families or Caregivers: Self-Care is Putting on YOUR Oxygen Mask First
Family Advisory Board of the Transitions ACR - 2019

Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Research Considerations 
McKay - REVISED 2017

The Dreamers Study: Undocumented College Students and Their Mental Health Needs
Torres Stone, Cooper - 2017

Tips for Mental Health Providers Working with Southeast Asian Immigrants/Refugees
Logan - 2017

eMental Health Bridges Project: A Website Development Project to Provide Needed Mental and Physical Health Information to People with Serious Mental Illness
Martin, Nicholson, Biebel, Levin, Kostova, & Ahrens - 2016

Enhancing the Social Networks of People with Mental Illnesses: A Qualitative Study on the Role of Peer-Operated Recovery Learning Communities
Delman, Biebel, & Alikhan - 2016

The Recovery Learning Community (RLC) Outcomes Study: Perspectives of RLC Participants
Delman, Albert & Simon - 2015

Using Mindfulness for Increasing Provider Capacity to Support Inner City Survivors of Violence
Andrews, Hartwell, Fulwiler, & Allison - 2015

Getting Acquainted with Stigma: A Brief Introduction
Rodrigues  - 2014

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapies for Behavioral Health Disorders
Slutsky, Byron & Fulwiler - 2013

Community Mental Health Assessment
Cardemil, Torres Stone, & Kristen Keefe - 2012

Mental Illness, Advocacy & Recovery: Ready or Not?
Geller - 2012

Appealing Features of Vocational Supports for Latino and Non-Latino Transition Age Youth and Young Adult Consumers
Torres Stone – 2011

First Steps and Beyond: Incorporating Shared Decision Making (SDM) in Massachusetts Mental Health Services (Report and Recommendations from the 2009 Summit)
Delman, Foti, Mistler & Skolnick - 2011

MISSION Community Re-Entry for Women (MISSION-CREW): Program Development and Implementation
Pinals, Guy, Fulwiler, Leverentz, Hartwell & Aaker Orvech - 2011

Integration of Primary Health Care and Wellness Services Into a Community Mental Health Center
Hobart – 2011

Spirituality in HIV+ Patient Care
Utley &  Wachholtz – 2011

Mindfulness and Health
Fulwiler &  de Torrijos - 2011

Disparities in Child and Adolescent Psychoactive Medication Prescription Practices by Race and Ethnicity
Fortuna, Fulwiler, Torres Stone, Smith  & Biebel - 2008

Consumer Involvement in Research
Garverich, Simon, Grudzinskas, McDonald & Grillo- 2008

Assessing Risk for Inappropriate Sexual Behavior: Advice from the 2006 Mentally Ill/Problematic Sexual Behavior Program Summit
Vincent – 2007

Estimating Frequencies from Multiple Source Data 
Aaker, Lidz & Simon - 2007 

Implementation Research: The Black Box of Program Implementation 
Woolsey & Biebel - 2007

Pathological Gambling: The High Stake Need for Treatment
Aaker - 2005 

Recent Research Findings from the Program for Clubhouse Research 
McKay – 2005

Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Outpatient Treatment 
Taub - 2005 

Assertive Community Treatment: Re-thinking a Tried and Tested Service Model 
King - 2004 

Posters:

The Participatory Action Research Initiative: Engaging the Voice of Individuals with Lived Mental Health Experience to Better Meet the Needs of the Communities We Serve
Biebel & Costa
The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Research Centers of Excellence Conference 2017

Recovery Services & Outcomes in a Public Psychiatric Facility
Chang, Biebel, Albert, Weng, & Geller - 2016
The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Research Centers of Excellence Conference

PTSD/SUD in Individuals with Physical Disabilities: Identifying Problems and Promising Interventions
Anderson, Ziedonis & Najavits – 2014
122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association

MISSION Diversion & Recovery for Traumatized Veterans (MISSION DIRECT VET): Early Findings and Lessons Learned
Christopher, Aaker, Lennox, Fisher, Fulwiler, Hartwell, Smelson & Pinals – 2010

MISSION Diversion & Recovery for Traumatized Veterans (MISSION DIRECT VET): Early Planning and Development
Christopher, Fisher, Foti, Fulwiler, Grudzinskas, Hartwell, Smelson & Pinals - 2009
Psychiatry Research Day

The Mental Health Agency Research Network (MHARN): Developing a Statewide Network for Knowledge Sharing, Technical Assistance & Collaborative Research
Fulwiler, Biebel, Phillips, Smith, Smith, Ziedonis - 2009
ForHealth Consulting Academic Conference

Examining Latino Differences in Mental Healthcare Use
Berdahl & Torres Stone - 2009 
Psychiatry Research Day

Multicultural Academic Interest Group Promoting Multicultural Research, Education & Services
Fortuna, Torres Stone, Kim, &Kuo - 2008
Psychiatry Research Day

Co-Occurring Mental & Physical Disorders Among Adults Under 65 Years of Age
Torres Stone,Hobart, & Sambamoorthi - 2008
Psychiatry Research Day

Presentations:

Trauma-Informed Inpatient Care: Utilizing Trauma-Focused, Evidence-Based Interventions to Treat Traumatized Adolescents in Inpatient Settings
Brian Denietolis, Ingrid Sarmiento, Zlatina Kostova

Treatment Considerations with Undocumented Children, Adolescents and Families
Fortuna

Barriers to Mental Health Services: Narratives from Community Stake Holders
Rosalie Torres Stone
Report on Community Mental Health Assessment presented at the Massachusetts State House
2017

Relationships During Recovery Process
Grillo - 2012
DMH 4th Annual Conference

Culture Counts: Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Mental Healthcare Settings 
Torres Stone - 2011

Creating Opportunities for Success: Working with Trauma Survivors in the Shelter Setting
Nicholson, Weinreb, Runyan & Biebel - 2010

Challenges Faced By Latino Youth
Fortuna & Padilla - 2010
Professional Latinas Alliance, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ

Cultural Considerations in Health Research
Torres Stone - 2009

Cultural Identities and Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation in Recovery
Torres Stone - 2008
Umass Medical School, Dept of Psychiatry, Public Sector Conference