February 5, 2016  || Vol. 8, Issue 6
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding
William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants
Deadline: May 5, 2016
We are focused on youth ages 5 to 25 in the United States. We fund research that increases our understanding of: programs, policies, and practices that reduce inequality in youth outcomes, and strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. Click here for more information.

REMINDER
University of Michigan School of Social Work Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: March 1, 2016 
The Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Research Center is a multidisciplinary research support and program evaluation unit with a special emphasis on traditionally underserved populations. 
This program emphasizes the training and development of social work academicians who will assume leadership roles in research, evaluation, teaching, and service. The Curtis Center will accept applications from candidates with proposed research agendas in the areas of: (1) integrated health, mental health, and behavioral health; (2) disease management (e.g., cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, etc.); (3) geriatric social work or aging; or (4) palliative care. Click here for more information.
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Call for Papers
Black LGBT Health in the United States: At the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
Deadline: March 1, 2016
Understanding how Black LGBT individuals understand their own health, overcome various biopsychosocial and spiritual barriers, and lead healthy lives can help researchers and providers develop interventions and strategies to promote the growth and development of Black LGBT individuals and their communities.
In order to expand the conversation about Black LGBT health in the US, the proposed book will be the first published text that solely focuses on the health of Black LGBT people. Click here for more information.

Call for Papers
Special Issue of Best Practices in Mental Health - Military/Veteran-Connected Populations
Deadline: July 31, 2016
The editors of Best Practices in Mental Health are seeking manuscripts for a Special Issue on Military/Veteran- Connected Populations. Consistent with the journal's aims, this special issue seeks manuscripts in four areas of mental health practice with military-connected populations: 1) best practices, 2) emerging practices, 3) practice-based evidence, and 4) evidence-based practice.
Click here for more information.
Conferences & Trainingsconf 
Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) Webinar - Who's Involved in the Child Welfare System and Why?
February 10, 2016, 1:00 - 2:00pm CST 
In this webinar, Kristen Shook Slack and Christopher Wildeman will examine the likelihood of a child becoming involved in the child welfare system and discuss the relationship between child maltreatment, poverty, economic hardship, and other risk factors. Click here to register.
 
UNC Minority Health Conference - In Solidarity: The Role of Public Health in Social Justice 
February 26, 2016 - Chapel Hill, NC
This conference will explore the intersection of public health and social justice. The conference will highlight opportunities for public health researchers and practitioners and social justice advocates to learn from each other to identify best practices for prioritizing minority health and fostering inclusive strategies for change. Click here for more information.

Boston College School of Social Work 28th Annual National Social Work and HIV/AIDS Conference - HIV/AIDS 2016: The Social Work Response
May 26-29, 2016 - Minneapolis, MN
At this year's conference we will put forth a strategy that envisions our professional HIV social work identity as being that of "Champions of HIV Care" in many unique ways. Click here for more information.

3rd annual Global Well-Being and Social Change Conference: Global Poverty: Human Needs, Economic Justice, and Social Change 
June 8-10, 2016, Millersville University, Lancaster, PA
 
Poverty is among the greatest social issues we face today; its effects are pervasive and profound.  Poverty crosses boundaries of race, culture, and status and its consequences are of serious concern to the student, practitioner, and seeker of social change. At this year's conference, participants will explore challenges faced by individuals here and abroad; the effects of poverty on individuals, families, and communities; as well as responses to it in order to ensure one's human needs.  Click here for more information.
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata
Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) Policy Brief - Living on the Periphery: Poor Urban Men
This policy brief addresses questions such as: How do poor urban men make a living? What proportion of them have children? How many have been incarcerated? Does having a criminal record affect their employment opportunities? Do low-educated black and Hispanic men pay a "penalty" for their race or ethnicity after controlling for other factors? How many poor men experienced abuse or parental incarceration or witnessed domestic violence in childhood and do these traumatic experiences have lasting effects? Is it possible to prevent high school dropout, increase soft skills, prevent recidivism, and improve poor men's job prospects? If so, how? Click here for more information.

The Commonwealth Fund Report - The Affordable Care Act and the U.S. Economy
This report provides a five-year perspective on the impact the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had on the U.S. economy since the law's enactment. It discusses trends in economic growth, employment, and health care costs since 2010, as well as the national experience prior to that time, and compares the recovery in the United States with that in other high-income countries. Click here for more information.

New Dataset Available - Deaths in Custody Reporting Program: Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2009
The Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) program is an annual national census of persons who die either during the process of arrest or while in the custody of state or local law enforcement personnel. Click here for more information.
News & Noticesnews   
New York Times - As Population Ages, Where Are the Geriatricians?
Geriatrics is one of the few medical specialties in the United States that is contracting even as the need increases, ranking at the bottom of the list of specialties that internal medicine residents choose to pursue. Click here for more information.
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