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November 22, 2013 || Vol. 5, Issue 46
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SWRnet provides a weekly update about new research funding opportunities, calls for papers and proposals, conferences and trainings, new data and research, and news for the social work research community.
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Funding Opportunities
HIV/AIDS Testing and Follow-up Among the Underserved in the United States (NIH) Deadline: January 7, 2014
The purpose of this initiative is to encourage research which will increase rates of HIV screening/testing and increase the number of persons who follow-up on a positive HIV screening test and receive treatment, particularly in underserved and at-risk populations within the United States. With this initiative, the ultimate goal is to decrease the rate of HIV transmission and increase the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) by initiating diagnosis and treatment earlier. Click here for more information.
Advancing Patient Safety Implementation through Safe Medication Use Research (AHRQ)
Deadline: September 25, 2016
AHRQ's Patient Safety (PS) Portfolio is addressing patient safety and medication research by focusing on the safe usage of medications. This perspective centers on how medications move through the health care system and how this systemic process can be improved so that patients are not harmed, while health care delivery is improved. The PS Portfolio encourages the involvement of all members of the health care team across all settings of care (including in the home). Click here for more information.
Bourchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging Academic Research Grant
Deadline: December 15, 2013
The Center expects grantees to meet the objectives of the grant program through individual or collaborative research projects that: analyze and recommend changes in one or more important existing public policies, laws, and/or programs relating to the elderly; or anticipate the need for and recommend new public policies, laws, and/or programs for the elderly necessitated by changes in the number and demographics of the country's and the world's elderly populations, by advances in science and technology, by changes in the health care system, or by other developments. Click here for more information.
William T. Grant Foundation Social Settings Grant
Deadline: January 8, 2014
The Foundation supports high-quality research that enhances our understanding of how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Abstracts
22nd NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research -
Research In Pursuit of a
Learning Mental Health Care System
Deadline: December 20, 2013
The conference seeks to highlight scientific investigative efforts to improve population mental health through mental health services research in the context of a learning health care system. We welcome abstracts on a broad range of mental health services research topics, but original research on the following topics is of particular interest: improving population health through the development of a learning mental health care system; improving mental health care through new technology development and diffusion. Click here for more information.
Call for Presentations
Millersville University 1st Annual Global Well-Being Conference - Global Youth: Understanding Challenges, Identifying Solutions, Offering Hope
Deadline: January 12, 2014
This year's conference, Global Youth: Understanding Challenges, Identifying Solutions, Offering Hope, invites presentations (poster format, paper, roundtable, and workshop) that investigate challenges faced by youth here and abroad. These presentations can be original research, theoretical framework, clinical interventions, pedagogy, or policy and advocacy. Click here for more information.
Call for Proposals
NASW 2014 National Conference - Social Work: Courage, Hope, & Leadership
Deadline: January 15, 2014
Social workers are leaders of change and strengthen the safety net of society. They bring hope and inspire people to find their courage and fulfill their potential. Click here for more information.
Call for Presentations
University of Michigan Network on Inequality, Complexity, & Health Conference - Complex Systems, Health Disparities, & Population Health: Building Bridges
Deadline: January 15, 2014
Posters are being sought regarding recent work that bridges systems sciences approaches and some aspects of health disparities or population health. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
27th Annual Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference
March 2-5, 2014 - Tampa, FL
Special conference tracks include: Emerging Adults; and Wraparound for a New Era. Click here for more information.
International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision
June 11-13, 2014 - Garden City, NY
The Tenth International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision is devoted to clinical supervision theory, practice, and research. The conference provides an opportunity for social workers, psychologists (school, counseling, clinical), nurses, marriage and family therapists, substance abuse counselors, counselor educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation counselors, and other mental health professionals and educators to examine current issues in clinical supervision research and practice within and across professional disciplines. Click here for more information.
University of Iowa School of Social Work Nursing Home Social Work Webinar - Dual Eligible Initiatives: CCTPs, ACOs Care Models for Social Work
December 19, 2013
June Simmons, President and CEO of partners in Care Foundation will discuss, "Dual Eligible Initiatives, Coordinated Care Transitions Programs (CCTPs) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) which create care models and opportunities for social workers to help improve care for residents. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
New Dataset Available
The Historically Black College and University Campus Sexual Assault (HBCU-CSA) Study, 2008
The Historically Black College and University Campus Sexual Assault Study was undertaken to document the prevalence, personal and behavioral factors, context, consequences, and reporting of distinct forms of sexual assault. This study examined campus police and service provider perspectives on sexual victimization and student attitudes toward law enforcement and ideas about prevention and policy. Click here for more information.
New Dataset Available
Sociopolitical Determinants of Perceived Risk, 1998
The Sociopolitical Determinants of Perceived Risk project is an extensive national survey designed to assess the influence of sociopolitical constructs on perceived risk. The survey was administered to 1,204 randomly selected adults by telephone between September, 1997 and February, 1998. Minority groups (African-American, Hispanic-American, and Asian-American persons) were oversampled. Click here for more information.
New Dataset Available
Cornell Study of Occupational Retirement, 1952
The Cornell Study of Occupational Retirement is a national, longitudinal study of retirement that began in 1952 and was likely the first large-scale study of retirement behavior. The study aimed to understand and follow the transition from work to retirement -- a "well-defined" life transition in the 1950s. The study followed a cohort of 64-year-old workers into their retirement years. Over the course of the 6-year study, over 50 percent of the respondents retired. The survey includes a wide range of questions regarding: sociodemographic characteristics, family, daily activities, work (type of work and work satisfaction), economic status (income, homeownership, and household size), pensions, age identity, age stereotypes, retirement plans, health, life satisfaction and adjustment to the retirement transition. Click here for more information and to obtain access to these freely available data.
Commonwealth Fund Report: International Profiles of Health Care Systems, 2013: Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States
This publication presents overviews of the health care systems of Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Each overview covers health insurance, public and private financing, health system organization and governance, health care quality and coordination, disparities, efficiency and integration, use of information technology and evidence-based practice, cost containment, and recent reforms and innovations. Click here for more information and to view the full report.
University of Arizona Study: Community Health Workers Can Serve Vital Advocacy Role
Community health workers perform a vital role in advocating for underserved populations, and with advocacy and leadership training they can effectively combat health inequality across demographic lines, according to a new paper from University of Arizona public health researchers. Click here for more information. |
News & Notices
Final Mental Health Parity Rules Released
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 requires parity between mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits with respect to financial requirements and treatment limitations under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage. Click here for more information.
Article in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Shows Race a Bigger Health Care Barrier Than Insurance Status
Race appears to be a larger factor in disparities in health care use than whether or not a person has health insurance. Click here for more information.
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