New research from North Carolina State University finds that mental health courts are effective at reducing repeat offending, and limiting related jail time, for people with mental health problems — especially those who also have substance use problems. For their study, researchers evaluated 97 people in Minnesota who had mental health problems and had committed […]
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DIMENSIONS: Peer Support Program Toolkit
This toolkit contains evidence-based information about the effectiveness of peer support programs, the important role peers can plan in an organization as well as step-by-step instructions to create a successful and sustainable peer support program. Use the worksheets contained within this toolkit to support your organization’s process as you develop and implement your peer support program. The information in this toolkit is based on the […]
A Treatment Improvement Protocol: Improving Cultural Competence
The development of culturally responsive clinical skills is vital to the effectiveness of behavioral health services. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), cultural competence “refers to the ability to honor and respect the beliefs, languages, interpersonal styles, and behaviors of individuals and families receiving services, as well as staff members who are providing such services. This Treatment Improvement Protocol […]
2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Health Care for Hispanics
This Hispanic Health Care chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129). This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of Hispanic health […]
The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity
An issue brief from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation notes that health initiatives increasingly seek integrated solutions that address social determinants of health such as socioeconomic status, education, the physical environment, employment, and social support networks. The brief, Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity, highlights examples […]
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use among Adults
The purpose of this chartbook is to provide more recent, nationally representative estimates of mental health service utilization among adults aged 18 or older across different racial/ethnic groups in the United States. These data may serve as a benchmark for examining future national-level changes in mental health service utilization among adults in different racial/ethnic groups in the United States, particularly in the […]