Between 20% and 25% of Latinas will experience domestic violence (DV) during their lifetime, and 1 in 20 in the previous 12 months. Immigrant women (including Latinas) who are married are more likely to experience DV than unmarried women. A study that included 2,000 Latinas found 63.1% of women identified being victimized in their lifetime. Although recent research shows a […]
Adults
Helping People Connect to the Religious Congregations and Spiritual Groups of Their Choice: The Role of Peer Specialists
The Temple Collaborative has published a monograph exploring the roles that peer specialists can play in helping the people they serve to connect to the mainstream religion congregations and spiritual groups of their choice. Part of a series of documents that explore the roles that peer specialists play promoting community inclusion of service recipients in a […]
Behavioral Health Services for People Who Are Homeless
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) is for behavioral health service providers or program administrators who want to work more effectively with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who need, or are currently in, substance abuse or mental health treatment. The TIP addresses treatment and prevention issues. Some aspects of the TIP will […]
Recidivism Following Mental Health Court Exit: Between and Within-Group Comparisons
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 […]
Sustaining Safe Spaces for Community-Based HIV Prevention and Control among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
The creation and sustainment of “safe spaces” may play a critical role in community-based HIV prevention efforts by providing social support and reducing environmental barriers for vulnerable populations, a new study from an Oregon State University researcher has found. Safe spaces often are run by community-based organizations working with vulnerable populations. They can be used […]
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 […]