Overview An article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled "What happened" vs. "what's wrong" Recognizing how trauma impacts us all makes an argument for trauma-informed policymaking in Philadelphia. The full article can be found here . Details Project: The Impact of Integrating Behavioral...

Overview An article published in Reuters entitled "Trauma support may help low-income families earn more" suggests Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients may be better off if they receive trauma support in addition to standard TANF programming. The full article can be found here...

Overview The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center will assess the capacity of social service organizations in Sarasota, FL to meet clients' needs during the COVID-19 pandemic in a two-year study. It is partnering with Visible Network Labs, a network data science and strategy company, who will...

Overview S4A researchers want to learn how effective the network of social service agencies is at helping the increasing number of people who need these organizations’ resources amid the coronavirus pandemic. To read the full article, "Community study looks at strength of Sarasota’s social services...

Overview The research project was featured in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation blog in a post titled, “System and Services Research for Better Health” on April 18, 2017. The full post can be read here . Details Project: Financing and Service Delivery Integration for Mental Illness and Substance...

Overview Physician David Meltzer of the University of Chicago talked about the power of the doctor-patient relationship with EconTalk host Russ Roberts . Meltzer, who also has a Ph.D. in economics, discussed a controlled experiment he has overseen to measure the importance of maintaining the...

Overview In an ongoing effort to address health issues that affect communities on the South Side and beyond, the University of Chicago Medicine is launched another season of the Community Health Focus Hour on WVON 1690 AM. Entering its eighth season, the show featured topics on diet and nutrition...

Overview You know that old saying about two things you can’t escape: death and taxes? These days it seems there should be a third: rising healthcare costs. Healthcare costs is something that hits everyone — from patients and doctors to hospitals and insurance companies. But what if those costs could...

Overview The three-year "Aligning Health and Social Systems to Expand Evidence-Based Home-Visiting" study will examine cross-sector collaboration between health care and social services with Nurse-Family Partnership ® (NFP) – a national evidence-based home-visiting program designed to improve the...

Overview An article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled "Drexel program addresses trauma to help women in poverty save money - and one day create a bank" focuses on the Building Wealth and Health Network, which aims to break the cycle of poverty by teaching women who have nearly nothing...