Developmental or pilot studies support exploratory studies of a novel systems alignment approach. Developmental studies are awarded to researchers who have not previously completed a pilot study to examine the feasibility of implementing the approach and the feasibility of related research...

This study, funded as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action research program, evaluates the feasibility of the Youth Wellness Hub as a hyper-local community governance model for integrating delivery and financing systems for youth behavioral health and wellness services. The Youth Wellness Hub combines three social policy tools that are separately promising or well-supported in the research literature: community governance; public health education campaigns; and service network coordination through fiscal blending.

Developmental studies support exploratory, pilot studies of a novel systems alignment approach. Developmental studies are awarded to researchers who have not previously completed a pilot study to examine the feasibility of implementing the approach and the feasibility of related research strategies...

Mandela Yoga Project, based in Cambridge, MA, offers an evidence-based group practice of mindful movement paired with breathing as an integrative health intervention to treat the racially traumatized nervous systems of people of color. Mandela Yoga is peer-led, which allows participants of color to...

Chuang, Emmeline, et al. “Program Implementation Strategies Associated With Reduced Acute Care Utilization for Medicaid Beneficiaries in California’s Whole Person Care Pilot Program.” Medical Care Research and Review, vol. 81, no. 6, Dec. 2024, pp. 432–43, https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587241273404...