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Fostering Low-Income Homeownership: A Longitudinal Randomized Experiment on slides
This presentation examines the results of a longitudinal study of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). The majorA research quetions were: a)Does IDA program participation affect clearing old debts as preparation for applying for a home loan; and b) Does IDA program participation affect rates of homeownership among those who enter the program as renters?

Date Posted: Monday, August 03, 2009
Authors: Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Jung-Sook Lee, Johanna Greeson, Chang-Keun Han, Yeong Yeo, Kate Irish
Applicable Courses: Family and Child Policy, Organization and Community Practice, Social Policy, Social Welfare Policy
Topics: Community, Policy

The Role of Medicaid Enrollment and Outpatient Service Use in Jail Recidivism Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness slides notes
This presentation is based on study that explores whether Medicaid enrollment and receiving behavioral health services are associated with reduced reincarceration for jail detainees with severe mental illness

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Authors: Gary Cuddeback, Joseph Morrissey, Allison Evans Cuellar, Henry Steadman
Applicable Courses: Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Violence and Anti-Social Behavior
Topics: Mental Health, Policy

Health Care Access of Women Medicaid Recipients slides notes
This presentation is based on a study using a national sample of low-income women Medicaid recipients to contrast the health care access of women with and without disabilities. Recommendations for future policy changes and research are provided.

Date Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Authors: Susan L Parish, M. Jennifer Ellison-Martin
Applicable Courses: Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Policy, Health Policy, Health Practice, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Organization and Community Practice, Practice with People with Disabilities, Practice with Women, Social Welfare Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Diverse Populations, Health, Mental Health, Policy

Social Workers’ Familiarity With Psychiatric Advance Directives: Implications for Education, Practice, and Research slides notes
This presentation is based on a paper that explores social workers’ familiarity with psychiatric advance directives (PADs) to better understand why PADs are infrequently used and to provide recommendations for education, practice, and research.

Date Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Authors: Anna Scheyett, Mimi Kim, Jeffrey Swanson, Marvin Swartz, Eric Elbogen, Joelle Ferron, Richard Van Dorn
Applicable Courses: Health Policy, Mental Health Policy, Practice with People with Disabilities, Social Work Education
Topics: Mental Health, Policy

Poverty and Couple Relationships: Implications for Welfare Policy slides notes
This presentation is based on a study that attempts to inform social policy by exploring the impact of human, economic, and relationship capital in couple relationships

Date Posted: Friday, October 05, 2007
Authors: Pajarita Charles, Dennis K Orthner, Anne C Jones, Deborah Mancini
Applicable Courses: Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Practice with Women, Social Policy, Social Welfare Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Policy

Research to Teaching Initiative
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina
CB# 3550, 301 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact:

Anna Scheyett
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work
 (919) 962-4372
amscheye@email.unc.edu

This project is supported by the Distance Education Initiative, Office of the Provost, UNC-CH, and by the School of Social Work, UNC-CH.