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August 5, 2011  || Vol. 3, Issue 31
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding

Social and Behavioral Research on the Elderly in Disasters (R01, R03, R21)  

Deadline: September 7, 2014  

This FOA issued by the National Institute on Aging encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications from institutions or organizations that propose to conduct research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health and well-being of the elderly, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Disasters include weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and pandemics. Click here for more information.  

 

Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research
Deadline: October 17, 2011 (concept proposals)
The purpose of the Creative and Novel Ideas in Research Awards program (CNIHR) is to create a mechanism via the established Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) to fund developmental projects to bring insight and new ideas to the HIV/AIDS field of study from early stage investigators with expertise in other disciplines.  The intent of this program is to attract both international and U.S.-based young, early stage investigators from outside the field of HIV/AIDS research to help address new questions related to emerging issues of long-term survival with HIV infection and the prevention of HIV transmission. Click here for more information.   

 

Developing a Method for Conducting an Internal Evaluation of Gender-Informed Policy and Practice
Deadline: August 24, 2011
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period to develop and pilot a methodology for correctional organizations to conduct an internal evaluation of their current policy and practice for working with women offenders. This methodology must cover a broad range of domains, such as leadership, external collaboration, management and operations, sanctions, assessment and case planning, and programs and services. Click here for more information.   

 

Psychosocial/Behavioral Interventions and Services Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R34)
Deadline: September 7, 2014
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to facilitate exploratory research on psychosocial/behavioral treatments and innovative services research for autism spectrum disorders, including the development of instruments to evaluate the impact of interventions on core features of autism spectrum disorders, and comorbid symptomatology.It is intended to encourage research on: 1) the development and/or pilot testing of new or adapted interventions or instruments, 2) pilot testing novel interventions in preparation for larger efficacy trials, or 3) innovative services research directions that require preliminary testing or development, as well as to facilitate the program goal of enhancing autism research through the broad availability of data and resource infrastructure to further scientific advancement and public health benefits. Click here for more information.   

 

International Research Collaboration on Alcohol and Alcoholism (U01)
Deadline: September 7, 2014
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invites applications for the purpose of fostering international collaborations between alcohol research investigators within the United States and investigators located at non-United States laboratories and performance sites for the mutual advancement of our understanding of alcohol problems and of clinical and public health approaches to their solutions. The program is intended to provide funds for research activities to be undertaken jointly between the U.S. and non-U.S. laboratory that expands the research direction of both the U.S. and non-U.S. laboratories in a collaborative manner. Click here for more information.   

 

Advancing the Impact of Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Interventions
Deadline: May 7, 2014
The Division of AIDS Research (DAR) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) issues this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to outline NIMH's priority areas for innovative research. This FOA encourages research designed to increase the impact of effective HIV/AIDS-related interventions for prevention and treatment. This FOA is informed by priority areas from the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) Plan for HIV/AIDS Related Research, as well as the NIMH Strategic Plan (Objective 4): To strengthen the public health impact of NIMH-supported research. That is, through research, evaluation, and collaboration, to develop the capacity of NIMH to help close the gap between the development of new, research-tested interventions and their widespread use by those most in need. Click here for more information. 

 

Discovery, Development, and Testing of Novel Interventions to Advance HIV Prevention and Care
Deadline: May 7, 2014
The Division of AIDS Research (DAR) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) issues this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to outline priority areas for innovative intervention development research to advance HIV prevention and care. This FOA encourages research designed to (a) conduct tests of the efficacy of novel behavioral and/or integrated behavioral and biomedical interventions, (b) conduct basic behavioral and social science research that is needed to advance the development of innovative interventions, and (c) translate and operationalize the findings from these basic studies to develop interventions and assess their feasibility. Click here for more information.   

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars
Deadline: September 30, 2011
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program provides two years of support to postdoctoral scholars at all stages of their careers to build the nation's capacity for research and leadership to address the multiple determinants of population health and contribute to policy change. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange. Click here for more information.  

Calls Calls
Call for Papers
Journal of Social Service Research
Pre-School Children with Chronic Illnesses
Deadline: October 2011
Journal of Social Service Research seeks multidisciplinary research-related manuscripts, for a special issue on preschool children (under the age of five) suffering from chronic, congenital or terminal illness. Topic areas related to the stressors and challenges affecting parents and families will be considered for peer-review. Manuscripts on relationships between illnesses and family interactional patterns as well as how culture, race and ethnicity impact chronically ill children and their families are encouraged. All articles need to reflect research that is data-based OR extensive literature reviews that clearly outline previous research and make recommendations for future research. Deadline for submission is October 2011. Information on related topics, submission guidelines and how to contact the Guest Editor is available here.

Call for Papers

PPA "Social Networks, Social Capital, & Aging"
Deadline: see website
The 2012 meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) will be hosting a session on "Social Networks, Social Capital, and Aging." (The official call for papers will be released soon.) We will be looking for papers that relate social networks to the process of aging, to closely associated topics like the life course and health, and/or to the larger demographic phenomenon of population aging. Because there is widespread interest in the importance of social resources throughout the life course, work that focuses on social capital and social support also will be considered. We are casting the net wide, as we are interested in fresh ideas and new techniques to understand social dimensions of aging. Aging is an increasingly important topic throughout the social sciences, and it is also an area in which social network dynamics are particularly salient. It would be great to see more work along these lines. The 2012 PAA meetings will take place May 3-5 in San Francisco, CA. The final submission date for papers will be around September 20. Submission guidelines and other details will be posted on the conference web site soon.

Call for Presentations
Child and Youth Mental Health Matters
Deadline: September 26, 2011
(From the APHA Friday Letter)
The Child and Youth Mental Health Matters conference, to be held May 6-8, 2012 in Vancouver, BC, will bring together an interdisciplinary group of professionals working in the field of mental health with young people and parents and other stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences related to child and youth mental health. There are three themes woven through the conferences: Parental Mental Health, Children of Parents with Mental Illness and Young Careers. Conference organizers are currently accepting presentation submissions through September 26. Click here for more information.

Call for Proposals
The National Association for Rural Mental Health

38th Annual Conference
Deadline: September 1, 2011
(From the Rural Assistance Center Health Update)
The National Association for Rural Mental Health invites you to join us in the land of midnight sun, aurora borealis, mountains majesty, salmon filled waters and rich traditional cultures for the 38th Annual Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. If you have ever dreamed about visiting Alaska, there will no better time to do so then for our conference May 15-18, 2012. Reflecting a strong rural identity and vast network of service providers and communities, the title of this conference is Alaska: We are RURAL...and then some! Click here for more information.
Conferences & Trainingsconf
North American Housing & HIV/AIDS Research Summit

September 21-23, 2011
(From the APHA Friday Letter)
The 2011 North American Housing & HIV/AIDS Research Summit will bring together researchers, policy experts, consumers and providers of HIV/AIDS housing to review findings from research and policy initiatives, discuss evidence-based housing practice and policy, and develop community-driven research and advocacy strategies. It will be held September 21-23 in New Orleans, LA. The summit's focus is "Eliminating HIV Health Disparities: Is Housing the Key to Ending the AIDS Crisis?" Click here for more information.
Research Publications & Data ResourcesResearch
Recently Released Reports from ACF
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) recently released a few reports.
*Evaluation of the Massachusetts Adolescent Outreach Program for Youths in Intensive Foster Care: Final Report  
*Evaluation of the Independent Living-Employment Services Program, Kern County, California:  Final Report
*The Youth Demonstration Development Project: "Synthesis of Research and Resources to Support At-Risk Youth"
Click here for more details.

Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008
Presents the results of the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, which is conducted every four years and covers approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide. This report includes the number of state and local law enforcement agencies as of September 2008 and the number of sworn and civilian employees. Breakdowns are presented for general purpose agencies, including local police departments, sheriffs' offices, and primary state law enforcement agencies. The report also provides data for agencies that serve special jurisdictions "such as parks, college campuses, airports, or transit systems" or that have special enforcement responsibilities pertaining to laws in areas such as natural resources, alcohol, or gaming. Click here for more details.

NIJ Research Report Digest, Issue 2
In NIJ's Research Report Digest, you will find brief descriptions of studies in various criminal justice disciplines, such as criminology and forensic sciences, and evaluations of technologies in the law enforcement and corrections fields. This issue includes reports based on NIJ-funded research that were added to the NCJRS Abstracts Database from Oct.-Dec. 2010. Click here for the report.

2010 AHAR Report: An Overview of National Trends
Homelessness remains a pervasive and tragic problem, but one that can be solved through investing in programs that work, according to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. The report, released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in June 2010, provides a summary of the state and extent of homelessness in the country, as well as efforts to support the first federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness, Opening Doors. Click here for the full report.

ICPSR Data Archive Updates

Below is a list of new data collection additions to the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) data archive.

*22060 Prevalence, Context, and Reporting of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault on Campus of Two Large Public Universities in the United States, 2005-2006  

*24207 Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases Filed in Courts of Appeals, 2007  

*24208 Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases in Courts of Appeals, Terminated, 2007

*26201 Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases in Courts of Appeals, 2008

*26202 Federal Justice Statistics Program: Criminal Appeals Cases in Courts of Appeals Terminated, 2008

*28581 National Comorbidity Survey: Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), 2001-2004

*29405 Federal Justice Statistics Program: Offenders Released From Prison, 2008

*30221 Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJDATS): Step 'N Out, 2002-2006 [United States]

*30765 Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data [United States]: Police Employee (LEOKA) Data, 2009 

Click here for more information.

News & Notices
DHHS seeks comments
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking input on its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (ANPRM) for Revision to the Common Rule (for the protection of human subjects in research).  See the website for the ANPRM itself and for instructions to submit comments.
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