HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH
Physical and mental health issues pose a real threat to families’ cohesion and sustainability. For this reason, the Jordan Institute is engaged in ground-breaking research and committed to providing innovative training. Physical and mental health issues are complex, yet our researchers and trainers persevere to provide successful interventions and find solutions.
| Project | A Study of Procedures for Identification and Treatment of Inmates with Mental Illness or Developmental Disability in the Jails of North Carolina |
| Principal Investigator | Anna Scheyett |
| Period | 10/01/05 - 09/30/06 |
| Source | Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities |
| This proposal, in response to a request from the North Carolina Governors Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities (GACPD), describes a study to be undertaken by faculty at the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in collaboration with the Department of Social Work at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and the GACPD. The overall goal of this proposal is to identify the procedures currently used for identification of inmates with a mental illness or developmental disability in North Carolina county jails, to determine policies and procedures for service provision to these identified inmates, and to make recommendations for amelioration of problem areas and expansion and dissemination of identified effective practices. | |
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| Project | Adolescent Female Oiffenders and Addiction - Psychosocial Profiles |
| Principal Investigator | Amelia Roberts |
| Period | 06/01/06 - 05/31/07 |
| Source | National Institute on Drug Abuse |
| The overall aims of the dissertation study are threefold.: 1)to examine the nature and extent of substance misuse among a population of incarcerated girls; 2)identify the psychosocial risk profiles of incarcerated girls, and to develop research based profiles of incarcerated adolescent families with substance use disorders. | |
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| Project | Analysis of the Cost Effectiveness of Supportive Housing |
| Principal Investigator | Dean Duncan |
| Period | 11/01/05 - 06/30/06 |
| Source | DHHS |
| The purpose of this project is to assess the cost effectiveness of supportive housing in North Carolina. This analysis will be conducted over multiple years. The proposal describes the activities that will be performed during the first year of that effort. These activities include targeting supportive housing initiatives in three communities across the state, meeting with officials and stakeholders involved with those efforts in order to track costs, the development of a survey instrument to collect information on those costs for individuals who reside in supportive housing, and the creation of case studies that describe the programs in the three communities. This research is supported by the North Carolina Interagency Council for Coordinating Homeless Programs (ICCHP). | |
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| Project | Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program |
| Principal Investigator | Amelia Roberts |
| Period | 07/01/05 - 06/30/06 |
| Source | NC Division of MH/DD/SAS |
| The Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program has been offering training, technical assistance, and consultation services to mental health and substance abuse systems and professionals since its inception in 1994. North Carolina projects include providing technical assistance, consultation, and training related to the details and implementation of the first major reform of the NC Division of MH/DD/SA services in rhe past 30 years. During 2004-2005, it is anticipated that the program will play a significant role in providing training, program consultation, technical writing and support for the NC Division of MH/DD/SA services, the Local Management Entities associated with the reform effort and the developing provider network which is integral to the success of the reform effort and the delivery of clinical services in each North Carolina community. Technical assistance and training provided to the Division will focus on the following projects: an integration of substance abuse services in the State and County Work First/Child Welfare system, the initiation of the Children's Mental Health Evidenced based practices and reform policies, evidenced based Best practice trainings for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and technical assistance on the State's Robert Wood Johnson grant as well as Center for Substance Abuse Grant initiatives. | |
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| Project | Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program |
| Principal Investigator | Amelia RobertsCynthia Wiford |
| Period | 07/01/05 - 06/30/06 |
| Source | NC Division of MH/DD/SAS |
| The Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program has been offering training, technical assistance, and consultation services to mental health and substance abuse systems and professionals since its inception in 1994. North Carolina projects include providing technical assistance, consultation, and training related to the details and implementation of the first major reform of the NC Division of MH/DD/SA services in rhe past 30 years. During 2004-2005, it is anticipated that the program will play a significant role in providing training, program consultation, technical writing and support for the NC Division of MH/DD/SA services, the Local Management Entities associated with the reform effort and the developing provider network which is integral to the success of the reform effort and the delivery of clinical services in each North Carolina community. Technical assistance and training provided to the Division will focus on the following projects: an integration of substance abuse services in the State and County Work First/Child Welfare system, the initiation of the Children's Mental Health Evidenced based practices and reform policies, evidenced based Best practice trainings for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and technical assistance on the State's Robert Wood Johnson grant as well as Center for Substance Abuse Grant initiatives. | |
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| Project | Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program |
| Principal Investigator | Cynthia Wiford |
| Period | 07/01/05 - 06/30/06 |
| Source | NC Division of MH/DD/SAS |
| The Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program has been offering training, technical assistance, and consultation services to mental health and substance abuse systems and professionals since its inception in 1994. North Carolina projects include providing technical assistance, consultation, and training related to the details and implementation of the first major reform of the NC Division of MH/DD/SA services in rhe past 30 years. During 2004-2005, it is anticipated that the program will play a significant role in providing training, program consultation, technical writing and support for the NC Division of MH/DD/SA services, the Local Management Entities associated with the reform effort and the developing provider network which is integral to the success of the reform effort and the delivery of clinical services in each North Carolina community. Technical assistance and training provided to the Division will focus on the following projects: an integration of substance abuse services in the State and County Work First/Child Welfare system, the initiation of the Children's Mental Health Evidenced based practices and reform policies, evidenced based Best practice trainings for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and technical assistance on the State's Robert Wood Johnson grant as well as Center for Substance Abuse Grant initiatives. | |
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| Project | Evaluation of the Caring Kids Support Group Curriculum |
| Principal Investigator | Mimi Chapman |
| Period | 01/01/06 - 08/15/06 |
| Source | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America |
| This prohject is an evaluation of the Caring Kids Curriculum which is a support group for school-age children who have a relative with cancer. The evaluation is being performed for the Leukemia society and will consist of a pre and post test survey to be answered by parents of the participating children. Parents will also participate in a three month follow-up phone call to ascertain whether the support group has some lasting impact on children's coping abilities. | |
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| Project | MCH Public Health Social Work Leadership Training Center |
| Principal Investigator | Kathleen Rounds |
| Period | 07/01/03 - 06/30/08 |
| Source | Maternal & Child Health, HRSA/HHS |
| The purpose of this project is to expand and strengthen the capacity of the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina to provide leadership education for masters level social work students and for public health social workers in the MCH field. This will be accomplished through implementation of a leadership program in public health social work which will train at least 4 MSW/MSPH students per year; development of MCH leadership materials for the School of Social Work masters curriculum, field instructional materials; dissemination of these curriculum materials using the world wide web; the provision of an annual MCH continuing education event for public health social workers; and the provision of consultation. | |
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| Project | Promoting Biculturalism to Prevent Youth Violence |
| Principal Investigator | Mimi Chapman |
| Period | 09/30/02 - 09/29/05 |
| Source | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| The aim of the proposed investigation is to develop and test an innovative prevention that targets two critical areas of youth violence, aggressive behavior and suicide, by promoting two protective factors - biculturalism and familism - in Latino youth. There is an important link between acculturation stress and serious psychosocial problems such as agression and violence for boys, suicidal ideation for girls, and substance use in Latino adolescents. The proposed investigation involves the creation and pilot testing of a Latino youth violence and suicide prevention intervention that counters acculturation risk by promoting bicultural coping skills and family cohesion. The proposed investigation has three goals. 1. Identify common risk and protective factors for aggressive behavior and suicidal ideation in Latin adolescents, 2. Use information from current empirical research, extensive life history interviews and behavioral survey measures to generate a new prevention intervention that promotes two critical protective factors - biculturalism and familism - in order to buffer acculturation risk factors for youth aggression and suicide, 3. Test the effectiveness of the new intervention in a randomized clinical trial while paying special attention to implementation and dissemination challenges. | |
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| Project | Training and Education Focus for Mental Health and Substance Abuse/DSS Preparedness and Response |
| Principal Investigator | Cynthia Wiford |
| Period | 10/01/04 - 08/30/05 |
| Source | Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, NC DHHS |
| This program includes the hosting, evaluation, and technical support for the distribution of 3 internet and CD-rom based trainings focused on disaster preparedness for the public health social work, mental health and substance abuse, and division of social service workforce in North Carolina. | |
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| Project | Understanding Sexual Revictimization: Assessment, Measurement, and Theory Period |
| Principal Investigator | Rebecca Macy |
| Period | 01/01/05 - 12/31/05 |
| Source | Committee on Faculty Research and Study Leaves |
| Sexual violence against women is a grave problem. Particularly worrisome is evidence that shows women who experience sexual violence are at increased risk for subsequent victimization (i.e., revictimization). Revictimization is not consistently or fully assessed and measured, and theoretical perspectives that explain revictimization are not fully formed. This award will enable the investigator to work on two manuscripts to help address these knowledge gaps. | |
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Aging | Families and Children |
Health and Mental Health | Substance Abuse
