Many primary care physicians in rural communities do not routinely screen women for intimate partner violence (IPV), according to Penn State medical and public health researchers. Rural women who are exposed to such violence have limited resources if they seek help. The researchers interviewed 19 primary care physicians who provide care to rural women in […]
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Evaluación e Intervención en Español: Teaching Clinical Social Work in Spanish
The University of Texas at El Paso have developed a new graduate elective in the Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program called Evaluación e Intervención en Español (Assessment and Intervention in Spanish). This class, taught entirely in Spanish, is designed to train Spanish-speaking MSW students in culturally and linguistically competent clinical practice with Hispanic clients. […]
The Effect of a “Maintain, Don’t Gain” Approach to Weight Management on Depression Among Black Women: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
An intervention program aimed at helping obese women maintain their weight without adding pounds also significantly reduced depression in nearly half the participants, according to a new study. The study cites past research showing that women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression, and more than one in seven black women will […]
Safely Home Report Highlights Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
The Youth Advocate Programs Policy and Advocacy Center has released “Safely Home.” This report highlights cost-effective, community-based alternatives to incarceration for high-needs youth. Some key findings: More than 8 of 10 youth remained arrest-free and 9 of 10 were at home after completing their community-based programs. Intensive programs based in the community can serve 3 […]
A Randomized Trial of Text2Quit: A Text Messaging Program for Smoking Cessation
Smokers who use a texting service to help them quit are twice as likely to be smoke free after six months, compared with those who just receive smoking-cessation reading material, a new study finds. The overall quit-smoking numbers were low in both groups—11 percent using the texting service, compared with 5 percent in the reading […]
A Systematic Review of Community Based Evidence Based Practices for People with Severe Mental Illness
Intensive Case Management (ICM) is a community based package of care, aiming to provide long term care for severely mentally ill people who do not require immediate admission. ICM evolved from two original community models of care, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Case Management (CM), where ICM emphasises the importance of small caseload (less than […]