Reducing youth suicide in the U.S. is a national public health priority. A supportive and safe school environment is pivotal to preventing youth suicide, and schools are now widely accepted as part of the de facto mental healthcare infrastructure for adolescents. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are at elevated risk for suicide. […]
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Improving Native American Elder Access to and Use of Healthcare through Effective Health System Navigation
American Indian elders are more likely to be uninsured and to suffer from greater morbidities, poorer health outcomes and quality of life, and lower life expectancies compared to all other aging populations in the U.S. Since 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, plus state Medicaid expansion, has made it possible for American Indian […]
Community Academic Partnership for Translational Use of Research Evidence (CAPTURE) in Policy and Practice
(Subcontract to the University of California at San Diego) Child welfare systems are complex. State child welfare agencies work with local social service agencies and community-based organizations to deliver services, and professionals at all levels must manage competing and changing demands. This complexity limits the success of isolated attempts to promote research use within child […]
