Family Support, Family Stress, and Suicidal Ideation in a Combat-Exposed Sample of Veterans
March 25, 2015Family support during deployment is an important protective factor against post-deployment suicidal ideation according to a new study. Suicidal ideation includes thoughts that can range from fleeting consideration of suicide to the development of a specific plan for killing oneself. Research on suicidal ideation in veterans who served in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in […]
Circle of Life Multimedia Program: Teaching Native Youth Healthy Choices
March 19, 2015HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and hepatitis affect American Indian and Alaska Native communities in disproportionate numbers. Circle of Life, based on the medicine wheel, is a unique interactive middle school curriculum to help Native youth model healthy choices and prevent diseases. The program infuses a multimedia rich format with various skill-building games and activities about […]
Domestic and International Adoption: Strategies to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes for Youth and Their Families
March 2, 2015The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released a report titled Domestic and International Adoption: Strategies to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes for Youth and Their Families. The report summarizes the findings of a two-day interagency meeting hosted by SAMHSA in August 2012 to discuss the science, policy, and practice related to the behavioral […]
Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs: A Toolkit for Community- and Faith-Based Service Providers
February 28, 2015This toolkit is designed to help grassroots community-and faith-based organizations develop sustainable organizations and program services. The toolkit provides helpful information to guide sustainability planning efforts, samples of tools, and actual fill-in the-blank “planning templates” and worksheets. The toolkit is organized in six, stand-alone, how-to components: Introduction Organizational Assessment and Readiness Effective Marketing Strategies Financial Management Sustainability Strategies: Fund Development and Fund […]
Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effects on Post-Treatment Suicide Attempts in a Military Sample
Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy dramatically reduces suicide attempts among at-risk military personnel, according to findings from a research study that included investigators from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The two-year study, funded by the Army’s Military Operational Medicine Research Program, was conducted at Fort Carson, Colo. It involved 152 active-duty […]
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Homeless Adults with Mental Illness
February 24, 2015A homeless person with mental illness has a 24.5 per cent chance of having a heart attack, a fatal or non-fatal stroke or sudden cardiac death over 30 years, said Dr. Agnes Gozdzik, a research associate in the Center for Research in Inner City Health of St. Michael’s Hospital. That compares to a 10.1 per […]
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