NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: Asian Pacific Family Center Description: The Health WISE program is an innovative community program that offers recovery-oriented, strength-based, and family-focused integrated care to Chinese immigrant consumers with mental illness and physical concerns and/ or substance abuse issues. A multidisciplinary team of counselors, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, case managers, health navigators and educators […]
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Stories of Change Among Justice-Involved American Indian Youth From the Cross-Site Evaluation of OJJDP’s Tribal Green Reentry Program
Understanding what helps justice-involved American Indian youth reduce or end their involvement in the tribal juvenile justice system and make positive changes is important for developing effective support programs. In “Stories of Change Among Justice-Involved American Indian Youth From the Cross-Site Evaluation of OJJDP’s Tribal Green Reentry Program,” youth, parents, and program staff who participated […]
D.C. Mental Health Diversion Court Program Yields Positive Results
Mentally ill criminal defendants who completed a special diversion program in District of Columbia Superior Court were less likely to reoffend, compared with mentally ill defendants who went through traditional criminal proceedings, according to a recent study. The study, published in June in Law and Human Behavior, tracked mentally ill defendants in the program and […]
Toma las riendas (Take the reins): Campaign Helps Spanish Speakers Compare Treatment Options
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is partnering with Hispanic-serving organizations to promote the Agency’s Spanish-language resources and to encourage consumers to become more active partners in their health care. AHRQ’s easy-to-read resources help consumers understand the benefits and risks of treatment options and encourage […]
Mobile Health Clinics Bring Quality Care to Hard-to-Reach Communities: Health Hut & The Family Van
The Mobile Health Map is a project of Harvard Medical School and the Mobile Health Clinics Association, a San Francisco-based national membership organization with more than 600 members. With support from the HHS Office of Minority Health, the Mobile Health Map documents the spread and contributions of mobile health clinics as a successful model for […]
Best, Promising, and Emerging Practices: A Compendium for Providers Working with Survivors of Torture
The Florida Center for Survivors of Torture’s national technical assistance program, the National Partnership for Community Training, wrote and edited a 7-chapter paper on Best, Promising and Emerging Practices in the torture and refugee trauma treatment field. The work, ”Best, Promising, and Emerging Practices: A Compendium for providers working with survivors of torture” was published […]