April 1, 2016  || Vol. 8, Issue 14
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Funding OpportunitiesFunding
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Employment of Individuals with Disabilities (ACL) 
Deadline: May 24, 2016 
The purpose of NIDILRR's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Click here for more
information.

Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network (HRSA)
Deadline: May 27, 2016
Measures are essential to identifying needs, recording trends, and informing programs and policies.  MCH stakeholders are faced with challenges in accessing and using available data tools.  The purpose of the Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network (MCH-MRN) is to support a forum that will create a national agenda for health measurement research by producing an evolving compendium of available high quality measures of maternal and child health, and by identifying gaps in existing measures for future development purposes. Click here for more information.

Collaborative Hubs to Reduce the Burden of Suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth (NIH)
Deadline: July 7, 2016
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications to establish Collaborative Hubs to conduct research focused on reducing the burden of suicide and promoting resilience among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. Click here for more information.

Population Health Interventions: Integrating Individual and Group Level Evidence (NIH)
Deadline: May 7, 2019
To improve health and reduce the burden of disease, scientific research needs to be implemented at the population level in addition to the biological and clinical levels. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support multilevel, transdisciplinary population health interventions that target underlying social, economic, and environmental conditions in an effort to improve health outcomes. Click here for more information. 

Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health Research Grant Application
Deadline: November 1, 2016
Funds are available from the Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health to support research that demonstrates the effectiveness of group psychotherapy. Click here for more information.

Health and Aging Policy Fellowship
Deadline: April 15, 2016
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. One of today's greatest policy challenges is how to ensure that the U.S. health care system can meet the needs of a rapidly increasing aging population. Overcoming this challenge will require the translation of cutting-edge science and practical clinical experience into sound health policy. The goal of the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is to provide professionals in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to help lead this effort, and in so doing, shape a healthy and productive future for older Americans. Click here for more information.
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REMINDER 
Call for Book Chapters 
The Emerging Integration of Genetics in Social Work Practice and Research
Deadline: May 1, 2016 
The role of genetics in relation to the social work profession has evolved from social workers occupying traditional practitioner roles to that of researchers and scientists. Social workers are key actors in public policy forums; setting national and international standards related to the ethical concerns of genomic exploration. As members of interdisciplinary teams, social work researchers examine genetic disclosure distress and measure the risk revealed by genotypes and mental health conditions. Instead of acting solely as a genetic counselor while others work in the lab behind the scenes, social workers are donning lab coats and masks as they expand the scope of the profession. This book builds upon previous treatments of the subject by discussing public policy issues, bioethics, gene by environment interactions, epigenetics, established and emerging practice issues, and future frontiers of social workers in the interdisciplinary sphere of genetics. Please submit questions, requests for further information, and abstracts of potential chapters (no more than 500 words) to geneticsocialwork@gmail.com. 

Call for Papers
Special Issue of Advances in Social Work - Advanced Practices and Emerging Trends in Trauma: Informed Care and Trauma-Specific Interventions
Deadline: September 30, 2016
This special issue of Advances in Social Work will explore the impact of trauma on children, adults and communities as well as models for trauma-informed care and trauma-specific treatments. Specifically, Advances in Social Work seeks both conceptual and empirically-based contributions exploring the impact of biopsychosocial and spiritual impact of trauma, including historical trauma, perpetuated abuse and oppression, and abuse and neglect across the range of social systems (micro, mezza and macro) and the life span of human development.  Articles may focus on any element of the practice landscape including clinical social work, social work education, policy advocacy, community organizing as well as other dimensions of practice. Contributions related to evidence-based trauma-specific interventions are strongly encouraged. Click here for more information.
Conferences & Trainingsconf   
University of Washington Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy Webinar - Keeping the Faith while Keeping it Real:  Exploring more feasible and efficient ways of measuring treatment fidelity
April 7, 2016  
Clinical research has shown that evidence based practices work when there is documented fidelity.  However, measuring fidelity outside of clinical research studies presents many challenges.  This presentation will explore simpler and efficient approaches to measuring fidelity to evidence based practices in the "real world". Click here for more information.

Catalyst Center Webinar: Take Action on Care Coordination
April 13, 2016 - 1:30-2:30 PM EDT 
Effective care coordination ranks high on the priority list of families of children with special health care needs, yet it remains an elusive goal for most. This webinar will feature a parent's perspective, along with real-life examples from a provider and a payer on how to develop effective local care coordination systems. The webinar is designed as a first step in building a national movement to promote care coordination policies and payment options that better serve children, families, and care providers. Click here for more information.

North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress 2016 - Basic Income: A Meeting Place for Equality, Rights, and Justice
May 12-15, 2016 - Manitoba, Canada
Click here for more information.

26th National Native Health Research Conference - Finding the Balance: Sacred Places & Healthy Environments
June 5-8, 2016 - Cherokee, NC
This conference enhances our collective ability to advance biomedical, behavioral, and health services research for the benefit of Indigenous communities, as well as showcase recent health research projects and efforts in Native communities. Click here for more information.

University of Michigan Web-Based Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research
June 6-29, 2016 - Ann Arbor, MI 
The Certificate in Mixed Methods Research is designed for researchers and practitioners in social work, nursing, psychology, and other applied fields interested in: ways to integrate various types of qualitative and quantitative research methods; commonly used statistical methods and procedures; popular qualitative methods used in the health and social sciences; approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Click here for more information.
Research Publications & Data Resourcesdata
ASPE Issue Brief - Benefits of Medicaid Expansion for Behavioral Health
Across the country, state and local officials are increasingly focused on improving health outcomes
for people living with mental illness or substance use disorders. This brief analyzes national data on behavioral health and reviews published research focused on how Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act advances the goal of improving treatment for people with behavioral health needs. Click here for more information.

New Dataset Available - National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2014
he National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) series (formerly titled National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) primarily measures the prevalence and correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual, estimates. Information is provided on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of United States households aged 12 and older. Click here for more information.
News & Noticesnews   
 Huffington Post - Why Raising The Social Security Retirement Age Could Hit Latinos Hardest
Older Latino workers are far more likely to have physically stressful jobs than their peers. Click here for more information.
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