Project Type: Implementation Science

Improving recognition of alcohol use disorders in Veterans Health Administration primary care through implementation of standardized symptom assessment

This VA-funded Career Development Award seeks to improve recognition of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in VA primary care through implementation of standardized symptom assessment. We will collect perspectives on acceptability and implementation determinants from patients and clinicians, apply user-centered design to develop a VA- and veteran-centered assessment process, and develop and pilot an implementation intervention. […]

Firefighter Intervention for Recovery and Engagement using Personalized Feedback (FIRE-PF) Study

The proposed study seeks to develop and pilot the first trauma-informed, firefighter-specific personalized feedback intervention (PFI) to reduce hazardous drinking by integrating qualitative methods, user-centered design, and implementation science. The intervention will be developed iteratively with firefighters and evaluated using a pilot randomized controlled trial. This work will establish the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy […]

Improving fathers’ mental health, parenting, and familial engagement through an mHealth intervention in Kenya

One in ten fathers experience severe mental health challenges due to the stressors of parenting. Fathers’ mental health plays a pivotal role in early child social-emotional development with impact throughout a child’s lifespan. Parenting interventions that support effective parenting knowledge, skills, and behaviors improve parent-child mental health outcomes, including in low- and middle-income settings. Yet […]

USABILITY: The Usability of Social-emotional and Behavioral Interventions: Links to Implementation and Translation to Youth Outcomes

1) Evaluate the usability of leading, evidence-based Tier 1 social-emotional learning (SEL) programs and practices and identify unique and common usability problems.2) Explore the links between SEL programs/practices usability and implementation and student outcomes.3) Refine the USABILITY theory of change, develop a matrix of usability problems and redesign solutions, and articulate guidance to the field […]

Washington State Behavioral Health-Student Assistance Program

The Washington State Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program (BH-SAP) is a research-based, statewide model that places trained Student Assistance Professionals (SAPs) in schools to deliver prevention, early intervention, and referral support within Washington’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. Through our collaboration with the Assocation for Educational Service Districts, the UW SMART Center’s Training and […]

Empower Through Health

Empower Through Health (ETH) is a healthcare, research, and education 501c3 organization operating in rural eastern Uganda. ETH runs a health center that provides general medical care for surrounding communities and delivers psychiatric and neurological services across Buyende District (population >400,000). ETH’s research focuses on reducing demand-side barriers to care and partnering with existing community […]

Exploring the implementation determinants of paraprofessional task-shared mental roles in integrated behavioral care settings in Washington State 

The gap between the number of people needing and accessing mental health care has led to the development of new types of mental health providers to help expand access to care. These providers, referred to as paraprofessionals, have typically at most a bachelor’s degree and treat mild and moderate depression and anxiety. However, because the […]