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July 3, 2014 || Vol. 6, Issue 27
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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
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Massachusetts Grant Program - Fostering Effective Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Deadline: July 9, 2014
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is pleased to launch a new one-year grant initiative, Fostering Effective Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care in Massachusetts for program support, and in-depth assessment and documentation of successes, obstacles, best practices and opportunities for improvement among experienced integration programs. Click here for more information.
Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program (CMMS)
Deadline: July 21, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under this grant program to assist researchers in conducting health services research for 2014. The purpose of the Hispanic grant program is to implement Hispanic health services research activities to meet the needs of diverse CMS beneficiary populations. The grant program is designed to: 1) encourage health services and health disparities researchers to pursue research issues which impact Hispanic Medicare, Medicaid, and Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) health services issues, 2) conduct outreach activities to apprise Hispanic researchers of funding availability to conduct research-related issues affecting Hispanic communities to expand the pool of applicants applying for such grants, 3) assist CMS in implementing its mission focusing on health care quality and improvement for its beneficiaries, 4) support extramural research in health care capa city development activities for the Hispanic communities, 5) promote research that will be aimed at developing a better understanding of health care services issues pertaining to Hispanics, and 6) foster a network for communication and collaboration regarding Hispanic health care issues. Click here for more information.
REMINDER
2015-2016 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Deadline: August 1, 2014
The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in more than 125 countries for the 2015-2016 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. Of the 584 awards being offered this year, there are over 420 awards available in the field of Social Work. Of these, 28 are specific to the field, while 394 are All Discipline awards offered in various regions around the world that welcome teaching and/or research proposals in any area of study, including interdisciplinary projects. Click here for more information.
Comparative Health System Performance in Accelerating PCOR Dissemination (AHRQ)
Deadline: October 17, 2014
As part of AHRQ's PCOR dissemination efforts, this AHRQ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Centers of Excellence to identify, classify, track, and compare healthcare delivery systems ranging from integrated delivery systems to Accountable Care Organizations across the U.S. to help improve the speed of adoption and diffusion of CER-recommended practices through systems. Click here for more information.
Outstanding Investigator Award (NIH)
Deadline: Jaunary 7, 2015
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites grant applications for the Outstanding Investigator Award (R35) in any area of cancer research. The objective of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) is to provide long-term support to experienced investigators with outstanding records of cancer research productivity who propose to conduct exceptional research. The OIA is intended to allow investigators the opportunity to take greater risks, be more adventurous in their lines of inquiry, or take the time to develop new techniques. The OIA would allow an Institution to submit an application nominating an established Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) for a 7-year grant. It is expected that the OIA would provide extended funding stability and encourage investigators to embark on projects of unusual potential in cancer research. The research projects should break new ground or extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications that may lead to a breakthrough that will advance biomedical, behavioral, or clinical cancer research. Click here for more information.
Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Research Consortium to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in Children: A Multilevel Approach (NIH)
Deadline: February 27, 2015
The overall goal of this initiative is to establish effective interventions or programs to reduce or eliminate oral health disparities and inequalities in vulnerable U.S. children who are between 0 and 21 years of age. Multidisciplinary teams of investigators will refine and test an intervention or evaluate outcomes of an existing program or policy intended to reduce health disparities and inequalities. Community engagement and other partnerships are essential for the holistic, multilevel approaches required by this FOA. This research is intended to lead to identification, validation, dissemination and implementation of effective approaches to prevent disease or facilitate treatments, helping to reduce and ultimately eliminate oral health disparities and inequalities in children. Click here for more information.
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Calls
Call for Presentations
4th Annual American Council for School Social Work (ACSSW) School Mental Health Institute
Deadline: August 15, 2014
This conference is an interactive, participatory experience in which practitioners, researchers, national leaders in school social work, and university academics share their expertise and practice wisdom. Proposals need not be rigid research projects, but all presentations must demonstrate a clear relationship with evidence-based, data-driven, or research-based materials. All topics are welcome. Presentations of particular interest include, but are not limited to: social/emotional learning, self-care, aggression in children, heroin and other drug abuse, PBIS, violence, suicide, FBAs & BIPs, neuroscience, documenting school social work services, and children's mental health. Click here for more information.
Special Issue of Traumatology - Trauma, Aging, and Well-Being: Invoking Human Rights, Intergenerational Family Justice, Peace, and Freedom
Deadline: August 31, 2014
In response to a large gap in the literature, Traumatology is pleased to announce a call for papers with a forensic and interdisciplinary focus, on the topics of trauma, aging, and well-being, particularly life course and cumulative trauma among older persons from diverse backgrounds and locations. Advancing research, practice, and policy in this area has important prevention, assessment, and intervention implications that will ameliorate human suffering and illuminate the issues pertaining to human rights and social justice. Further, it will advance individual, family, and community rights to safety, dignity, respect and fair treatment, across the life course. Shedding light on these topics is a critical step toward improving society's response to achieving peace, freedom, justice and well-being around the globe. Click here for more information.
REMINDER
Call for Papers
George Warren Brown School of Social Work Center for Social Development -
A Convening on Financial Capability and Asset Building: Advancing Education, Research and Practice in Social Work
Deadline: August 31, 2014
Today, in a context of increasing financialization of everyday life, and rising income and asset inequality, it is time for social work to renew its focus on the financial lives of vulnerable families. During the past 20 years, applied research and policy and practice innovations on financial capability and asset building (FCAB) have laid important groundwork for this renewal. The convening will bring together scholars and educators to examine research and education, and develop the social work agenda in FCAB.
Scholarly papers are invited that assess practice and policy roles of social workers in FCAB, examine approaches to teaching FCAB in social work, and inform understanding of reaching vulnerable populations with FCAB policies and programs. Click here for more information.
Call for Papers
Special Issue of Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development - Social Inclusion: The Asian Experience
Deadline: September 30, 2014
Health and social care services in Asia and Oceania are often characterized by a lack of adequate resources and an adherence to medical models. Social exclusion and discrimination are widespread. This special issue intends to bring readers to some of the latest reports on social inclusion research in Asia and Oceania and to investigate the nature of social inclusion in this context. Click here for more information.
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Conferences & Trainings
SAMHSA Webinar - Innovative State and Local Crisis Response Systems
July 15, 2014 - 2:00-3:30 PM EST
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) is hosting a series of webinars on how to expand community-based crisis response services and systems. The series began on May 7, 2014 and will run every two weeks through July 15. The webinars describe new and emerging crisis response practices across a continuum of need that includes pre-crisis planning, early intervention, crisis stabilization, and post-crisis support. In addition, the webinar series explores the types of outcomes sought for different approaches, how these approaches are financed, and provide State and local examples. Click here to register. National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) 2014 Annual Conference - Rural Mental Health, The Path Ahead: Research, Policy, Practice July 17-19, 2014 - Washington, DC The National Association for Rural Mental Health Annual Conference is the premier interdisciplinary event for rural families, community members, clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policy professionals interested in improving access, availability and acceptability of mental health and substance abuse services to rural communities. This year's conference theme focus is on bringing together rural community stakeholders from practice (children and adult services, early intervention, prevention, health, juvenile justice, etc.); research sciences (prevention, intervention, treatment, integration, evaluation, etc. ) and policy (mental health, substance abuse, health, justice, law enforcement, prevention, etc.) to discuss the path ahead for rural communities in the face of the changing health/mental health environment. Click here for more information. National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities Webinar - Mobilizing for Oral Health Equity: An Interdisciplinary Effort July 22, 2014 - 1:00-2:00 PM EST The Mid-Atlantic Regional Health Equity Council (Mid-Atlantic RHEC) and the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) are hosting the webinar Mobilizing for Oral Health Equity: An Interdisciplinary Effort. Speakers will provide a definition of oral health disparities/equity and an overview of its root causes. This will be followed by recommendations on mobilizing for oral health equity through enhanced leadership, networking, and collaboration. Click here for more information and to register. Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools Professional Development Workshop: Using Data Systems to Improve Hispanic Health Outcomes July 24-25, 2014 - Washington, DC This two-day workshop aims to help prepare scholars interested in Hispanic health research strengthen their skills and knowledge to perform analytical studies of national and state health datasets to better contribute to Hispanic health care research and provision of adequate health care to Hispanics and other underserved populations. Click here for more information. n this century of changing demographics and policy and system reform, this year's NOFSW conference will feature inter-professional learning opportunities on how to integrate cultural competence with justice in clinical, organizational, community, and policy practice. This year's conference will advance a new century of cultural justice, dignity, respect, and acceptance for all persons. Many forensic populations, such as racial and ethnic minorities, at-risk youth, the elderly, veterans, immigrants, LGBTQ persons, persons with disabilities, or those living in poverty or communities of violence often lack access to quality services and cultural justice. Conferences attendees will increase their knowledge, values, and skills for working with forensic populations in healthcare, social service, and legal settings, including the courts and corrections. Click here for more information. Pathways to Positive Futures Webinar - Bridging Service Gaps: System Integration Strategies for Service Providers Working with Young Adults with Mental Health Issues August 26, 2014 - 1:00-2:00 PM EST This webinar addresses strategies for meeting the cross-system needs of young people with mental health conditions in the transition years. We will begin with a brief review of the challenges resulting from service fragmentation and varied eligibility criteria. Then we will share innovative collaborative and service integration strategies developed by staff at the Early Assessment and Support Alliance, a statewide initiative in Oregon with the EASA Center for Excellence (technical assistance) located in Portland and Thresholds Youth Programs in Chicago. The webinar will also feature a young adult perspective on involvement in services and will conclude with recommendations for bridging service gaps. Click here for more information.
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Research Publications & Data Resources
National Rural Health Association Policy Brief - HIV/AIDS in Rural America: Disproportionate Impact on minority and Multicultural Populations
HIV is of particular concern to rural America because lack of resources can lead to gaps in detection of the infection and in treatment maintenance. Further, traditional norms and conservative values in rural areas often translate into high prevalence of HIV-related stigma and low rates of disclosure resulting in reluctance to come forward for HIV screening and treatment among rural individuals. Click here for more information.
Temple University Fatherhood Research and Practice Network Launched
The Fatherhood Research and Practice Network seeks to p romote rigorous evaluation of fatherhood programs, expand the number of researchers and practitioners collaborating to evaluate these programs, and disseminate information that leads to effective fatherhood practice and evaluation research. Click here for more information.
AHRQ National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
For the 11th year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The reports present, in chart form, the latest available findings on quality of and access to health care. Click here for more information.
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News & Notices
Mentalhealth.gov blog - Strengthening the Mental and Behavioral Health Workforce through the National Health Service Corps
Strengthening the mental and behavioral health workforce is a critically important component of our overall efforts to expand the nation's health care workforce. Far too many Americans live in areas of the country-both rural and urban-with limited access to mental and behavioral health services. The NHSC helps ensure that underserved communities have access to quality health care both today and in the future. Click here for more information.
Time - Why Same-Sex Families Lag Straight Families on Retirement Savings
A new survey finds that gays and lesbians with kids have about 20% less saved for retirement than straight couples. One possible reason why these couples may have less saved is that about two thirds of same-sex parents are female. Click here for more information.
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