Older adults are less likely to receive the recommended standard of care for preventative services, chronic diseases and geriatric concerns such as complex care navigation. Late-life depression is a common chronic disease, and older adults face multiple barriers obtaining depression care from healthcare settings, especially if things like fragility, social needs, and transportation limit access […]
Over 65% of people who are incarcerated have a substance use disorder (SUD). Many jails and prisons provide substance use treatment, including behavioral and pharmacotherapy, and SUD identification is the first step. Prisons and jails are a distinct setting for SUD assessment, and tools used for SUD screening in community settings may not perform the […]
Death by suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among young adults in the United States. While most patients who die by suicide have had recent contact with their health care providers, the medical delivery system is poorly equipped to address this preventable issue. EMA (ecological momentary assessment) systems show promise as indicators of […]
We will analyze people’s stories about psychiatric hospitalization, interview people with experiences surrounding psychiatric hospitalization, and co-design with them to identify alternative approaches that would help people care for themselves as they transition out of the hospital. We will build upon our prior work on understanding patients’ challenges and co-designing new systems that help patients […]
The GATHER initiative aims to: 1) Coordinate a national research network to support tribally led research on etiology and prevention of overdose, substance use, mental health, and pain management. 2) Provide administrative support and shared resources to facilitate the successful completion of N CREW research projects. 3) Provide an administrative infrastructure, intellectual environment, and access […]
The purpose of this study is to compare two implementation strategies for a social engagement intervention that supports autistic children and their non-autistic peers during recess. Remaking Recess has been shown to improve peer engagement for autistic students when implemented by paraeducators during recess. However, without supports, paraeducators face barriers to implementing the intervention well. […]
This study will examine the efficacy of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) implementation strategy for promoting building-level implementation leadership, implementation climate, and high-fidelity delivery of evidence-based practices. This study tests whether HELM improves outcomes when used in conjunction with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), an evidence-based practice. The researchers will compare the […]
Meaningful partnerships between community and academic/public health co-researchers are needed to address community mental health, wellbeing, and health disparities. Partnerships should center the strengths, needs, and interests of communities on the communities’ terms while building relationships on trust and shared power. UW researchers in partnership with the Community Health Board Coalition (CHBC) have developed an […]
This multi-method, participatory study centers Black Veterans and seeks to understand barriers and facilitators to weight loss among Black Veterans. The overall goal of this project is to reduce disparities between Black Veterans and White Veterans in the effectiveness of weight loss treatments.
