September 13, 2013  || Vol. 5, Issue 36
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding     
National Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention /Adult Protective Services Resource Center financed by 2013 Prevention and Public Health Funds (Administration for Community Living)
Deadline: September 9, 2013  

In recent examinations of Adult Protective Services (APS) programs across the country, APS administrators reported that enhancing APS investigation and response and developing best practices for interventions and program operations were significant, unmet needs. In an effort to help address this gap, the Administration on Aging is holding a competition to continue the National Adult Protective Services Resource Center program. The purpose of this National APS Resource Center (NAPS RC) is to provide current and relevant information and support to enhance the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of elder abuse prevention activities conducted by APS programs across the country. Click here for more information.

NIH Small Research Grant Program
Deadline: September 7, 2016

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Research Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 activity code supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Click here for more information.

Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2016

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages research grant applications to support research designed to elucidate the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Basic, clinical, and applied studies are encouraged. The R03 award mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. Click here for more information.

Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2016  

The goal of this program announcement is to encourage methodological, intervention and dissemination research for understanding and promoting health literacy. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Click here for more information.

Women and the Criminal Justice System (Department of State)
Deadline: September 9, 2013

To advance the priority of gender equality, The Office of Criminal Justice Assistance and Partnership (INL/CAP) strives to integrate women and women's perspectives into its criminal justice system assistance programs. Mentors and advisors deployed to INL missions are in a unique position to help INL advance its objectives with respect to integrating women and women's perspectives. In particular, they may have opportunities to offer suggestions concerning the participation of women to host country counterparts. To help prepare them for this aspect of their work, INL/CAP seeks to incorporate into pre-deployment training a module that informs training participants about the importance of integrating women and women's perspectives, and how they might help with this effort. Click here for more information.

Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Faculty/Post-Doctoral Grant Program
Deadline: November 1, 2013

Grants of up to $20,000 are available to help support the research of faculty members or post-doctoral researchers affiliated with non-profit human service organizations in the United States and Canada. Areas of interest to the Fund are: studies to develop, refine, evaluate, or disseminate innovative interventions designed to prevent or ameliorate major social, psychological, behavioral or public health problems affecting children, adults, couples, families, or communities, or studies that have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about such problems. The research for which funding is requested must focus on the United States or Canada or on a comparison between the United States or Canada and one or more other countries. Click here for more information.

The Santa Fe Institute Omidyar Fellowship
Deadline: October 25, 2013

The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute offers a select group of early-career scholars the opportunity to join a collaborative research community that nurtures creative, transdisciplinary thought in pursuit of key insights about the complex systems that matter most for science and society. Postdoctoral researchers selected for the SFI Omidyar Fellowship spend up to three years in residence at SFI, where they contribute to the Institute's research, advance the sciences of complexity, and become the "new leadership for new science." Click here for more information.

Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program
Deadline: November 1, 2013

Grants of up to $5,000 are available to help support dissertation expenses of doctoral students in the United States and Canada whose studies have the potential for adding significantly to knowledge about problems in the functioning or well being of children, adults, couples, families, or communities, or about interventions designed to prevent or alleviate such problems. The research for which funding is requested must focus on the United States or Canada or on a comparison between the United States or Canada and one or more other countries. Click here for more information.

A Place for Mom Senior Care Innovation Scholarship
Deadline: September 13, 2013  

A Place for Mom, a leader in the senior living industry that provides senior care referrals to families across the United States, is proud to announce the commencement of their annual $1,000 scholarship for advancement in the field of gerontology. This is a general scholarship which will award the selected applicants with a financial donation. This scholarship will be awarded to students enrolled in an accredited college or university during the academic year. Click here for more information. 

CallsCalls

Request for Proposals 

The New York Community Trust Grants to Improve the Social Work Profession

Deadline: September 30, 2013  

Our goal is to make the social work profession more effective in dealing with complex social issues by integrating research, education, and practice. Specifically, we propose to Build an evidence base for social work intervention, innovate in the classroom and the field, improve training in policy, management, and leadership, and support research that enhances the ability of social workers to address many critical issues. Click here for more information.  

 

Request for Information
HHS Request for Information regarding Nondiscrimination in Certain Health Programs or Activities
Deadline: September 30, 2013
Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act) (42 U.S.C. 18116) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs and activities. Section 1557(c) of the Affordable Care Act authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) to promulgate regulations to implement the nondiscrimination requirements in Section 1557. This notice is a request for information (RFI) to inform the Department's rulemaking for Section 1557. This RFI seeks information on a variety of issues to better understand individuals' experiences with discrimination in health programs or activities and covered entities' experiences in complying with Federal civil rights laws. Click here for the full request.  

 

Request for Proposals

Lesbian Health Fund (from The Philanthropy News Digest)

Deadline: October 15, 2013 

The Fund supports research in the areas of understanding social, family, and interpersonal influences as sources of stress or support; eliminating inequalities in health care, including barriers to care, and improving quality of care and utilization rates; development and testing of interventions to address mental and physical health needs of lesbians and other sexual minority women, including but not limited to depression, identity related issues, eating disorders, substance abuse, obesity, cancer risks, cardiovascular disease, and sexually transmitted infections; and sexual and reproductive health, including family and parenting issues. Click here for more information.

 

Call for Papers

Work and Family Researcher's Network Conference: Changing Work and Family Relationships in a Global Economy  

Deadline: October 18, 2013

The Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) invites submissions for the 2014 Conference, Changing Work and Family Relationships in a Global Economy, to be held June 19-21, 2014 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City. We seek fresh and innovative scientific contributions on work and family issues from investigators in diverse disciplines. Click here for more information. 

 

Call for Papers and Presentations

Association for Practical and Professional Ethics 2014 Annual Meeting   

Deadline: November 1, 2013 

This call invites individuals from all disciplines and professions interested in advancing understanding of practical and professional ethics. Submissions are invited on ethical issues in all fields, including: Business, Engineering, Government, Journalism and Media, Law, Medicine, Social Work as well as interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary topics that cut across professions such as Action Research, Biomedical, Education Environmental, Public Health, and Research Ethics. Click here for more information. 

 

Call for Papers
Anxiety and Depression Association of America Conference 2014

Deadline: December 4, 2013
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) leads the way in bringing together a multidisciplinary community of basic and clinical researchers and clinicians with diverse backgrounds. Submissions are welcome on a broad range of research and practice topics relating to these disorders. The conference creates an essential bridge between clinicians and researchers. The overall goal is to improve patient outcomes by advancing dissemination and implementation of research and providing experiential learning about evidence-based treatments and best practices in real-world settings.
The theme focuses on personalized treatments for anxiety and mood disorders in children and adults. Click here for more information.
Conferences & Trainingsconf
The 28th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment - January 28-31, 2014, San Diego, CA
The San Diego Conference focuses on multi-disciplinary best-practice efforts to prevent, if possible, or otherwise to investigate, treat, and prosecute child and family maltreatment. The objective of the San Diego Conference is to develop and enhance professional skills and knowledge in the prevention, recognition, assessment and treatment of all forms of maltreatment including those related to family violence as well as to enhance investigative and legal skills. Click here for more information.

Academy Health National Health Policy Conference - February 3-4, 2014, Washington, DC
AcademyHealth's National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) provides a comprehensive outlook on the nation's health policy agenda. Now in its 14th year, the meeting is designed to provide clarity on critical health care issues and policy priorities for the upcoming year with insider perspectives from health policy leaders. Click here for more information.

National Alliance to End Homelessness 2014 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness - February 18-19, 2014, New Orleans, LA
Click here for more information.

Norris Consulting Group Grant Writing Workshop
Deadline: September 11, 2013
Our one day seminar will empower attendees to develop highly competitive grant proposals. This participatory and "hands on" interactive workshop has been designed to provide participants with realistic and effective guidance. Workshop attendees will develop a generic grant proposal template that will enable your organization to respond quickly, with minimal time expended, to potential funding opportunities. Click here for more information.

National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Learning Lab #10: Beyond Professional Education & Training: Pennsylvania's Dynamic University-Agency Partnership for Transfer of Learning, Quality Improvement & Organizational Effectiveness
This 1-hour teleconference will offer the opportunity to delve deeper into the topic with the presenters and your peers. Our Learning Labs are facilitated, interactive conversations and we hope you will plan to share your own ideas, questions and suggestions. Our webinar presenters, Terry Clark, Helen Cahalane, Maryrose McCarthy, Michael Byers, Wendy Unger and Sharon England, will be on hand to answer any new or lingering questions you may have, as well as provide feedback on other professional education and training efforts. Click here for more information.

Harvard University Center for AIDS Research Webinar: Significance of the Affordable Care Act in African American Communities
Learn about: the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, insurance marketplaces, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Click here for more information.
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata 
Child Welfare Information Gateway Library Additions

156 new publications were added to the Child Welfare Information Gateway Library in August. Click here for a full list of publications.     

 

Child Trends DataBank

The Child Trends DataBank examines and monitors more than 100 indicators that focus on risks and positive developments for children. For each indicator we summarize what the research says about its importance to children's development, track trends over time and by subgroup, and highlight strategies likely to improve well-being. Click here to explore the DataBank.   

 

Iowa's RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Releases Study on Rural Pharmacy Closures

The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis at the University of Iowa recently released "Causes and Consequences of Rural Pharmacy Closures: A Multi-Case Study."  The Center completed case studies in six rural communities that lost their only remaining retail pharmacy since 2007. In five of the six communities, residents now either drive to the nearest pharmacy or use mail- order to receive their prescriptions and, in some instances, receive their prescriptions through a courier service from a pharmacy in a nearby town. Click here to read the full report.     

 

Michigan Finds Access to Mental Health Care Lacking For Children, Teens Across U.S. 

A survey from the University of Michigan reveals that many adults across the U.S. believe children and teens have extremely limited or no access to appropriate mental health care services. Survey participants were asked how much availability there is in their communities for children and teens to receive healthcare services. More than half of all respondents note that there is "lots of availability" for teens to have hospital care (55 percent) and primary care (56 percent) in their communities, but across all health care services, only 30 percent of respondents reported "lots of availability" for mental health care. Health care availability for children was very similar. Click here to read the full report.    

 

The Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief: In States' Hands: How the Decision to Expand Medicaid Will Affect the Most Financially Vulnerable Americans

Between 2010 and 2012, nearly one-third (32%) of U.S. adults ages 19 to 64, or an estimated 55 million people, were either continuously uninsured or spent a period of time uninsured. Data from the 2011 and 2012 Commonwealth Fund Health Insurance Tracking Surveys of U.S. Adults show that people with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level (i.e., the level that will make them eligible for Medicaid in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act) were uninsured at the highest rates. Yet, fewer than half the states are currently planning to expand their Medicaid programs, because the 2012 Supreme Court decision allows states to choose whether to expand eligibility. In those states that have not yet decided to expand, as many as two of five (42%) adults who were uninsured for any time over the two years would not have access to the new coverage provisions in the law. Click here to read the full brief. 

News & Noticesnews  
Presidential Proclamation - National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, September 2013
In the United States, obesity affects millions of children and teenagers, raising their risk of developing serious health problems, including diabetes, cancer, asthma, heart disease, and high blood pressure. While childhood obesity remains a serious public health issue, we have made significant strides toward stemming the tide. After three decades of dramatic increases in obesity rates among America's youth, recent studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that rates are holding steady and even decreasing in some areas. Click here to read the full proclamation.

Rutgers University Breaks Ground on New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health

Rutgers University today officially broke ground on the site for the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH). The building project is a result of a $10 million grant awarded to the University by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), as well as an additional $36 million in capital support from the State of New Jersey. The new Institute also received a $10 million endowed research fund from an anonymous donor. The Institute will host six interdisciplinary centers of excellence, bringing together faculty members from Rutgers' departments of food science, nutrition, public policy, pharmacy, exercise science and sport studies, genetics, agriculture, and health sciences research. The six centers include the Center for Childhood Nutrition & Education, which is dedicated to educating preschool aged children about nutrition, and a specialized Student Health Center, which will provide advanced counseling for eating disorders and incorporate nutrition as a part of health care. Click here for more information. 

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