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iSPARC 2024 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textIn fiscal year 2024, iSPARC continued to leverage DMH’s investment to rapidly translate research findings into their implementation within best practices for individuals with lived experience, their families, and the providers who serve them across the Commonwealth. iSPARC’s work has focused on key strategic priorities for DMH. First, this year, the iSPARC Technical Assistance Program contributed to work on elucidating key factors involved in reducing the incidence of inpatient aggression at DMH-funded facilities. iSPARC also made substantial strides in targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within our Center, including workforce enrichment and our research program. During fiscal year 2024, our Center has initiated several new and innovative projects to improve the behavioral health of individuals with mental health disorders
iSPARC 2021 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textFiscal Year 2021 (FY21) has been a uniquely challenging year – for our Center, for the surrounding community, and for the world at large. In March 2020, most of us never would have predicted that, a full year later, the COVID-19 pandemic would still be dictating our work and personal lives. The continuation of the pandemic has meant that iSPARC staff and faculty spent this entire fiscal year working on a primarily remote basis. Not only did our Center survive these newly imposed conditions, but we have thrived at moving forward our programs of research while simultaneously adapting to our new standard of work life. In essence, this year has been a critical lesson for iSPARC in how to effectively “work together, apart.
iSPARC 2020 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textIn Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), iSPARC continued to leverage DMH’s investment to rapidly translate findings from mental health services and implementation research into best practices for individuals with lived experience, their families, and the providers who serve them across our great Commonwealth. These successes were maintained throughout a particularly challenging year for the Commonwealth and the nation—a year in which our lives were upended by a global health pandemic and a national uprising against the ongoing oppression of people of color
iSPARC 2022 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textFiscal Year 2022 (FY22) was a year of great growth for iSPARC. We continued to adapt to the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic and not only sustained our work but began to flourish again. We welcomed two new members to our faculty – Drs. Xiaoduo Fan and Dara Drawbridge. Additionally, we successfully recruited two new postdoctoral fellows into a pipeline specifically designed to train and retain promising early-stage investigators in the field of public mental health research. With each new addition to our Center, we were attentive to engaging colleagues who live and breathe the mission and values of iSPARC and DMH
iSPARC 2023 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textFiscal Year 2023 (FY23) was a year of great growth for iSPARC. Our Center continued to adapt to the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic and not only sustained our work but began to flourish again. We welcomed six new members to our faculty. With each new addition to our Center, we were attentive to engaging colleagues who embody the mission and values of iSPARC and DMH
SPARC 2014 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textAnnual report for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) from the Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC). We are grateful to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for its continued support of the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s (UMMS) DMH Research Center of Excellence, the Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC) (formerly the Center for Mental Health Services Research [CMHSR]). We continue to leverage the DMH investment to support innovative, recovery-oriented, state-of-the-art psychosocial and systems research. Highlights of Fiscal Year 2014 include an increase in research dollars awarded through new grants and contracts, and continuation of our three-year Strategic Plan to guide our growth and trajectory over the coming years
SPARC 2016 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textAnnual report for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) from the Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC). We are grateful to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) for its continued support of the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s (UMMS) DMH Research Center of Excellence, the Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC). Highlights of Fiscal Year 2016 include 1) A five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better serve women suffering from perinatal depression; 2) A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effectiveness of an integrated, home-based, intensive antisocial behavior, mental health, and substance use intervention for 17-21 year olds with serious mental illness and justice system involvement; 3) A Transitions Research and Training Center-based internship program for local college students with lived mental health experience; and 4) A new SPARC webinar series that expands the way we inform stakeholders about the latest mental health services research
SPARC 2018 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textAnnual report for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) from the Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC). We are grateful to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) for its continued support of the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s (UMMS) DMH Research Center of Excellence, the Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC). We continue to leverage the DMH investment to support innovative, recovery-oriented, state-of-the-art psychosocial and systems research. SPARC conducts research to enhance services, improve the quality of life, and promote recovery for people with behavioral health conditions. Our research involves, informs, and advises individuals with lived experience, their families, providers, administrators and policymakers navigating the behavioral health landscape in the Commonwealth and beyond
Applying for a Job: The Young Adults Guide, Revised 2023 [English and Spanish versions]
No full textThis is a tip sheet for youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions about finding, applying for, and interviewing for jobs. This tip sheet was originally published in 2011. It has been updated for 2023.The contents of this tip sheet were developed with funding from the US Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (NIDRR grant H133B090018). Additional funding provided by UMass Chan Medical School’s Commonwealth Medicine division.
The 2023 revisions of this tip sheet were developed under a grant with funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, (NIDILRR), United States Departments of Health and Human Services (NIDILRR grant number 90RTEM0005). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this tip sheet do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, or SAMHSA and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government
Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR) 2013 Annual Report to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
No full textAnnual report for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) from the Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR). We are grateful to the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for its continued support of the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s (UMMS) DMH Research Center of Excellence, the Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR). We continue to leverage the DMH investment into innovative, recovery-oriented, state-of-the-art psychosocial and systems research. Highlights of Fiscal Year 2013 include an increase in research dollars awarded through new grants and contracts and launching our three-year Strategic Plan to guide our growth and trajectory over the coming years
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