April 2015

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Prompting Discussions of Youth Violence Using Electronic Previsit Questionnaires in Primary Care

April 27, 2015

This study aimed to determine the efficacy of an electronic previsit questionnaire (PVQ) in prompting youth violence (YV) discussions. The authors found that, overall, 30 percent of adolescents reported some YV involvement. Sixty-five percent of the intervention group and 42 percent of the control group reported discussing YV during their...
Building the Evaluation Capacity of Local Programs Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Populations

April 27, 2015

This report describes the activities of 34 tribal communities served by the Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) under SAMHSA’s Science to Service Initiative conducted between 2010 and 2014. The locally-developed programs addressed substance abuse and associated factors both causal (primarily historical trauma) and consequential (primarily suicide). The report...
Racial and Ethnic Disparity and Disproportionality in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice

April 27, 2015

Overrepresentation of children of color in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems has been statistically proven in various studies over the years. Though this fact has been generally accepted and effort has been made to reduce disproportionality within both systems, much work remains to be done. In March 2008,...
Prognostic Significance of Depression in African Americans With Heart Failure

April 24, 2015

Depression seems to increase the risk of hospitalization and death in black heart failure patients, a new study finds. Researchers assessed depression symptoms — such as difficulty with concentration, a lack of energy and feelings of hopelessness or helplessness — in nearly 750 black patients with heart failure. About one-third...
Feasibility and Perception of Using Text Messages as an Adjunct Therapy for Low-Income, Minority Mothers With Postpartum Depression

April 20, 2015

The objective of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of sending supportive text messages to low-income mothers of racial and ethnic minority backgrounds with postpartum depression and gauge the perception of receiving such message for depression. Mothers found to be at risk received supportive text messages four times a...
Preventing Violence: Understanding and Addressing Determinants of Youth Violence in the United States

April 14, 2015

This research brief summarizes a review of research and evaluation studies, as well as promising and proven interventions, to identify programs, policies, and practices that can contribute to reducing high levels of violence in the United States. Contents include rates of violence in the United States and worldwide, factors consistently...
Positive Youth Development: Using Strengths to Address Alcohol Abuse and Suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth

April 14, 2015

This information brief introduces prevention practitioners to the positive youth development framework as an effective approach to preventing alcohol abuse and suicide among Native youth. Prevention practitioners working in Indian Country can use this resource to inform their prevention planning and guide their selection of effective prevention interventions. Population of...
The Processing and Treatment of Mentally Ill Persons in the Criminal Justice System

April 13, 2015

People with mental illness are overrepresented in the ranks of those in the U.S. behind bars. A new report from the Urban Institute compiles the numbers, as well as documents how little is known about the most efficient and productive ways to treat mentally ill people who are locked up....
Pre-Enlistment Mental Disorders and Suicidality among New US Army Soldiers

April 13, 2015

Two new studies suggest that while individuals enrolling in the armed forces do not share the exact psychological profile as socio-demographically comparable civilians, they are more similar than previously thought. The first study found that new soldiers and matched civilians are equally likely to have experienced at least one major...
Urban vs Rural Residence and the Prevalence of Depression and Mood Disorder Among African American Women and Non-Hispanic White Women

April 9, 2015

Black women are much less likely to report suffering from depression than white women are, a new study suggests. Researchers culled responses from more than 1,400 black women and more than 340 white women who took part in a national survey, and found that only 10 percent of black women...

Prompting Discussions of Youth Violence Using Electronic Previsit Questionnaires in Primary Care

Building the Evaluation Capacity of Local Programs Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Populations

Racial and Ethnic Disparity and Disproportionality in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice

Prognostic Significance of Depression in African Americans With Heart Failure

Feasibility and Perception of Using Text Messages as an Adjunct Therapy for Low-Income, Minority Mothers With Postpartum Depression

Preventing Violence: Understanding and Addressing Determinants of Youth Violence in the United States

Positive Youth Development: Using Strengths to Address Alcohol Abuse and Suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth

The Processing and Treatment of Mentally Ill Persons in the Criminal Justice System

Pre-Enlistment Mental Disorders and Suicidality among New US Army Soldiers

Urban vs Rural Residence and the Prevalence of Depression and Mood Disorder Among African American Women and Non-Hispanic White Women

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