Overview Addressing Barriers: Innovative TANF and Behavioral Health Partnerships in Research and Practice Because many TANF participants have behavioral health barriers, states and counties are creating program models that facilitate access to behavioral health services for those participants. This...

Overview Elder abuse and neglect (EA/N) is a public health and safety epidemic with impacts in emergency department utilization, nursing home placement, mortality, and financial losses. Vulnerability has been shown to be highly correlated with EA/N victimization, yet research is lacking on...

Overview The research team presented a poster presentation at the 2018 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science Conference in Washington, DC. The full poster entitled, "Can Academic Data Predict Behavioral Health Outcomes for High School Students?" can be viewed below. Details...

Overview Injured war veterans face substantial barriers to maintaining employment, high levels of family strain, homelessness, and extensive unmet physical and mental health needs. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a range of medical, public health, and social services to eligible...

Overview The Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health's 11th Academic Health and Policy Conference on Correctional Health 2018 provided a forum for researchers, clinicians, administrators, educators, policy makers, and grant funding leaders to network, share evidence, and learn about emerging...

Overview A vast majority of older Americans who are eligible for federal nutrition assistance programming remained unenrolled, placing them at increased risk of food insecurity and its associated adverse health conditions and healthcare costs. A research team led by Benefits Data Trust and the UPMC...

Overview Populations with diabetes can successfully manage their condition if they have regular access to primary care along with access to quality food, physical, and social environments that support healthy lifestyles. Lack of safe, convenient, and affordable transportation options can make it...

Overview On April 7, 2021, Fei Li, PhD of Georgia State University presented early findings at the American Association of Geographers (AAG)'s 2021 Transport during COVID-19 Virtual Annual Meeting. Dr. Li discussed how the pandemic has affected mobility and travel behavior of impacted populations in...

Overview Children affected by the opioid epidemic need a complex array of services and supports to safeguard their health and wellbeing, including child protective services, legal representation, educational services, comprehensive physical and mental health care, and often foster care placement...

Overview Children affected by the opioid epidemic need a complex array of services and supports to safeguard their health and wellbeing, including child protective services, legal representation, educational services, comprehensive physical and mental health care, and often foster care placement...