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December 2, 2011 || Vol. 3, Issue 48
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Funding Opportunities
Second Chance Act Demonstration Field Experiment: Fostering Desistance through Effective Supervision
Deadline: February 23, 2012
The Second Chance Act (SCA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-199) provides a comprehensive response to the increasing number of incarcerated adults and juveniles who are released from prison, jail, and juvenile residential facilities and returning to communities. There are currently over 2.3 million individuals serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. Ninety-five percent of all offenders incarcerated today will eventually be released and will return to communities. The Second Chance Act helps to ensure that the transition individuals make from prison, jail, or juvenile residential facilities to the community is successful and promotes public safety. As part of a collaborative effort with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), BJA seeks proposals to implement and rigorously test important criminal justice interventions and programs as part of a multi-site Demonstration Field Experiment (DFE) on prisoner reentry. The tested intervention will address motivation to change as well as criminal thinking, two areas that we need more scientific information. In addition, parole officers and service providers will work collaboratively to improve delivery of the DFE intervention. The DFE will use a randomized controlled trial research method. This multi-site DFE is part of BJA's reentry activities supported with funding under the SCA. One purpose of the SCA is to generate new evidence about effective solutions for reducing recidivism among the increasing number of people who are released from jail and prison to communities as well as the subsequent challenges communities face as offenders reintegrate into society. Click here for more information.
International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research
Deadline: January 7, 2015
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (PA) encourages collaborative research applications on drug abuse and addiction that take advantage of special opportunities that exist outside the United States. Special opportunities include access to unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries that will speed scientific discovery. Projects should have relevance to the mission of NIDA and where feasible should address NIDAs scientific priority areas. While the priorities will change from year to year, in FY12 priority areas include: linkages between HIV/AIDS and drug abuse, and prevention, initiation, and treatment of nicotine and tobacco use (especially among vulnerable populations such as children, adolescents, pregnant women, and those with co-morbid disorders). Click here for more information.
Advancing Health Services through System Modeling Research
Deadline: February 15, 2012
NSF, in collaboration with the Health Information Technology (IT) Portfolio at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), will accept and review investigator-initiated proposals that address systems modeling in health services research. The Service Enterprise Systems program in the Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) division of the Engineering Directorate will be the lead program on this interdisciplinary topic. Through this partnership, NSF and AHRQ look to foster new collaborations among health services researchers and industrial and systems engineers with a specific emphasis on the supportive role of health IT. Click here for more information.
Translational Research in Alcoholic Hepatitis (U01)
Deadline: February 15, 2012
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invites cooperative agreement applications (U01) from single institutions or consortia of institutions to conduct research in the areas of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH). The major goal of this research initiative is to expedite the translation of emerging findings that could advance the development of new or existing treatments for AH. A close collaboration between basic scientists and clinicians to further improve the understanding of the mechanisms underlying AH, and translate that knowledge into novel therapies is essential for this research activity. This initiative is specifically directed at AH and not at alcoholic fibrosis/cirrhosis and/or complications of portal hypertension. Click here for more information.
ACHIEVE Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Deadline: February 13, 2012
(From the APHA Friday Letter)
ACHIEVE is designed to equip new researchers with competencies that are typically unavailable through traditional research training, yet are necessary for closing the gap between measuring urban health inequities and reducing them. The ACHIEVE Research Partnership, titled "Action for Health Equity Interventions," has two main foci: population health and health services interventions research; and community engagement, partnerships, and knowledge translation. Click here for more information.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Invites Applications for Dissertation Fellowships in Education
Deadline: February 3, 2012
(From the Philanthropy News Digest)
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation works to help high-achieving, low-income students - from middle school to graduate school - reach their full potential through education. The foundation created its dissertation fellowship program in 2010 to advance its understanding of the factors and contexts that help low-income students overcome personal adversity and challenging socioeconomic circumstances to excel academically. The foundation plans to use this knowledge to design programs and interventions that help more low-income students identified as high-achieving in their primary and secondary school years to sustain their achievement levels through college and beyond. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
2012 CDC National Cancer Conference
Deadline: January 18, 2012
The CDC is pleased to invite you to submit abstracts for oral presentations or posters for the 2012 CDC National Cancer Conference. The conference represents an opportunity for translating research to practice and improving public health. The 2012 CDC National Cancer Conference will convene representatives from a wide constituency of local, state, territorial, federal, academic, national, and community-based cancer prevention and control programs to apply strategies to expand and improve the role of public health agencies and practitioners in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation. The theme for the 2012 conference is "Uniting Systems, Policy & Practice in Cancer Prevention and Control." Click here for more information.
CALL FOR WORKSHOP SUBMISSIONS
NACSW's 62nd ANNUAL CONVENTION AND TRAINING CONFERENCE
Deadline: March 1, 2012
The North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW) announces its 62nd Annual Conference entitled "Renewing Our Hope: Gateways to Change". All participants are encouraged to submit proposals for workshop and poster presentations that contribute to the growth of social workers in the ethical integration of spirituality, faith and social work practice. Presentation are encouraged that present model integration practices, report on research findings, and/or provide valuable information and insights relevant to the project of integrating spirituality, faith and practice. Workshop tracks include: 1. Social Work Direct Practice; 2. Faith of the Social Worker; 3. Community Organizing and Development 4. Social Work Administration and Policy 5. Social Work Education; 6. Faith and Trauma; 7. Social Work Research; 8. Technology and Social Work. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Social Work Activist Reader: Holding the Vision of Justice in Practice.
Deadline: December 22, 2011
The Social Work Activist Reader is seeking contributions for the Winter 2012 e-zine. Articles should be in diverse areas of humyn service work that strengthen our vision and skill with social work activism and justice-centered, anti-oppressive practice. Written contributions will be accepted through December 22nd. To submit articles, be added to the SWAR e-zine distribution list, have the zine automatically emailed to you upon publication, or otherwise connect, email bosque.de.heather@gmail.com. "You can't evict an idea whose time has come." This is a vibrant time of change and inspiration, and we are both witness and author to it. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference
December 7-8, 2011
Daytona Beach, FL
"New Horizons in Rural Health Care: Vision or Mirage"
The Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference is the National Rural Health Association's fastest-growing conference. One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural multiracial and multicultural health issues, this conference is designed to benefit those who are dedicated to bringing quality health care and health services to this underserved and often under-represented portion of the rural population. Click here for more information.
Work & Family Researchers Network
Inaugural Conference
June 14-16, 2012
New York, NY
Excitement continues to build about the new Work and Family Researchers Network, the international membership organization of interdisciplinary work and family researchers. We've had a terrific response to our inaugural conference, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Work and Family, June 14-16, 2012 in New York City. Over 700 participants from over 30 countries will be on the program. In addition to attendees from Europe, Canada and the U.S., scholars from Japan, India, Chile, and Australia will be well represented. Presenters comprise various disciplines of work and family scholarship, including sociology, management, psychology, family studies, political science, and economics. The conference will feature a number of innovative formats--sessions on mentoring, publishing, incubating ideas and research collaborations, as well as forums designed to help policy makers, practitioners and journalists translate research into practice. Click here for more information and to register.
2012 Annual International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen's) Conference
June 8, 2012
Palm Springs, CA
Planning is underway for the 2012 Annual International Women's and Children's Health and Gender Working Group (InWomen's) conference held in conjunction with the NIDA International Forum and the CPDD Annual Scientific Meeting. Last year the 2011 conference held a plenary, several talks, poetry reading, storytelling and 7 discussion tables; reports are available in NIVC InWomen 2011 Satellite Meeting Conference folder. Our special issue Substance Use and Rehabilitation from the 2011 conference will also be available at the conference. Due to the demand, we are starting one hour earlier with a networking session, so mark your calendars and look for our e-vite in early 2012. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
By Any Measure, Rising Poverty Rates Take a Toll on Two Generations
(From ChildTrends)
The younger the parent and the younger the child, the more likely a family is to be poor, according to a new Child Trends report, Two Generations in Poverty: Status and Trends among Parents and Children in the United States, commissioned by Ascend: The Family Economic Security Program at the Aspen Institute. As policy makers ponder the merits of alternative measures of poverty, the Child Trends report outlines the disproportionate effects of poverty on young children, young parents, and children and parents in single-mother families. Click here for the full report.
Teen Dating Violence School Interventions Found Effective
(From the National Institute of Justice)
"Shifting Boundaries: Final Report on an Experimental Evaluation of a Youth Dating Violence Prevention Program in New York City Middle Schools" (NCJ 236175, 322 pp.) found that school-level interventions reduced dating violence among middle school students by up to 50 percent. This study examined the effectiveness of school-level and classroom-level interventions, and a combination of the two, in reducing dating violence and sexual harassment in 30 public middle schools in New York City. Click here for more information.
Child Trends and Information Gateway State Statutes Data Collaboration
Select content from Information Gateway's State Statutes Series is now available on the State Child Welfare Policy Database, which is managed by Child Trends with support from Casey Family Programs. The database provides policy information on a range of child welfare topics, giving users access to up-to-date information on individual State policies and the ability to compare their own State's policies with other States'. Visit the State Child Welfare Policy Database.
Latest NIJ Journal Now Available
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released "NIJ Journal No. 268" (NCJ 235888, 44 pp.). This issue focuses on responding to transnational organized crime. Other articles discuss the strengthening of NIJ's mission, improvements to NIJ's peer review process, gaps in corrections and recidivism, and findings on the safety of conducted energy devices. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
Rep. Lipinski Amends Draft Bill to Include Social Science Research
(From the APA Science Policy Insider)
On November 15, the House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation approved a draft of the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011, authored by Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL). The proposed legislation from majority Republicans would reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP). Although Subcommittee minority Democrats "applauded both NEHRP and NWIRP and expressed their strong support for reauthorizing the programs, they were unanimous in their opposition to the Republican Committee Print and urged consideration of the bipartisan reauthorization bill from last Congress," according to Subcommittee Ranking Member Donna Edwards (D-MD). Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), former Chairman of the House Science Research and Education Subcommittee, was successful in amending the draft bill to ensure that the results of social science research are used in the development of outreach and implementation efforts and in mitigation, response, and recovery activities. Said Lipinski, "We can and must do more to increase the disaster resiliency of our communities. The social sciences have an essential role in these efforts." Click here for more information.
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About SWRnet
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