Articles for the Topic "Underserved Populations"

Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA) Special Populations Services

2009-01-26T03:12:59

The mission of APRA’s Office of Special Population Services is to achieve culturally and clinically competent substance abuse services for special population individuals. APRA's Office of Special Population Services is based in Washington, DC.

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)

2009-01-26T02:00:02

The ATTC Network is a nationwide, multidisciplinary resource for professions in the addictions treatment and recovery services field. It is made up of 14 regional centers and a national office. Established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the ATTC Network is funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Many of the resources on the ATTC Web site have sections devoted specifically to underserved populations.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)—Minority Health

2009-01-26T02:01:59

AHRQ is committed to helping the Nation improve its healthcare system. AHRQ conducts and supports a wide range of health services research. This list is a collection of research findings, papers, and press releases from AHRQ that relate to minority health.

American Indian and Alaska Native Programs (AIANP)

2009-01-26T03:33:09

The University of Colorado Denver’s AIANP promotes the health and well-being of American Indians and Alaska Natives of all ages by pursuing research, training, continuing education, technical assistance, and information dissemination.

American Indian Institute (AII)

2009-01-26T03:34:48

AII provides expert technical assistance to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Canadian First Nation tribes and bands. With more than50 years of experience working with and for Native peoples and communities, AII recognizes, understands, and provides the services needed throughout Indian Country. AII was established at the University of Oklahoma in 1951 as a nonprofit Indian service, training, and research organization.

American Psychological Association (APA) Division 44 - The Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues (LGB)

2009-01-26T03:24:08

APA Division 44 is psychology's focal point for research, practice, and education on the lives and realities of LGB people.

American Translators Association (ATA)

2009-01-26T02:02:56

ATA is a professional association founded to advance the translation and interpreting professions and foster the professional development of individual translators and interpreters. ATA offers a certification examination and online directories of translators and interpreters.

Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF)

2009-01-26T02:41:54

APIAHF is a national advocacy organization dedicated to promoting policy, program, and research efforts to improve the health and well-being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander communities.

Asian Health Services (AHS)

2009-01-26T02:44:11

The mission of this Oakland, California-based organization is to serve and advocate for the Asian and Pacific Islander community by ensuring access to healthcare services regardless of income, insurance status, immigration status, language, or culture. As an important part of this mission, AHS provides services in English and eight Asian languages: Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Lao, Mien, and Khmer. It offers medical and dental services for all ages.

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO)

2009-01-26T02:53:20

The aim of AAPCHO’s Web site is to serve as a vehicle for easy access to information to better serve the health needs of Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.

Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons With Serious Mental Illnesses And/or Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders

2007-07-06T02:18:22

This Blueprint for Change is divided into eight chapters that comprise four sections: before you begin; plan for services; organize services; and sustain services. These sections reflect four action steps that states and communities can take to prevent or end homelessness among people with serious mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. Each chapter presents current knowledge and specific strategies designed to carry out the action steps. (SAMHSA)

Center for American Indian Health (CAIH)

2009-01-26T03:42:43

The mission of the Johns Hopkins CAIH is to work in partnership with American Indian tribes to raise the health status and self-sufficiency of American Indian people to the highest possible level. This mission is accomplished through research, service, and training.

Center for Cross-Cultural Health

2009-01-26T02:04:01

The Center for Cross Cultural Health focuses on integrating the role of culture in improving health. Cross-cultural understanding is emphasized. The center is actively involved in the education and training of health and human service providers and organizations in the State of Minnesota and beyond. The center is also a research and information resource.

Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health (CRECH)

2009-01-26T02:05:07

CRECH was established in 1998 at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. It develops new approaches to research and research training and provides a forum for basic and applied research on racial and ethnic differences in health across all departments within the School of Public Health.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) en Español (Spanish-Language Web site)

2009-01-26T03:14:18

Health-related topics and services are discussed on the CDC Spanish-language Web site.

Challenges Faced by Homeless Sexual Minorities: Comparison of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Homeless Adolescents with Their Heterosexual Counterparts

2007-07-06T02:53:23

Objectives. The goal of this study was to identify differences between gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) homeless youths and their heterosexual counterparts in terms of physical and mental health difficulties. (Authors)

Challenges for Psychiatry in Serving Homeless People With Psychiatric Disorders

2007-03-28T02:35:13

The authors examine current challenges confronting psychiatry in caring for homeless people with psychiatric disorders. After reviewing how psychiatry has historically addressed homelessness and mental illness, the authors discuss the roles that the profession has developed in working with homeless populations. These roles, which encompass clinical, administrative, academic, and advocacy functions, have evolved as a result of trends both in homelessness services and within the profession of psychiatry. Challenges implicit in this evolution are discussed, including recent trends in homelessness, particularly an increase in prevalence, especially among families and children and some clinical subpopulations. The authors propose that these epidemiological trends are affecting the mental health care needs of homeless people. To be effective and credible in continuing to help solve the problems of homeless people with psychiatric disorders, psychiatry must adapt to these new challenges, using the roles it has developed. (Psychiatric Services)

Characteristics and Dynamics of Homeless Families with Children

2009-01-23T11:58:55

This bibliography of resources will provide readers with a list of resources where they can find more information about homeless families with children.

Characteristics and dynamics of homeless families with children final report

2009-01-23T12:00:42

This report seeks to identify opportunities and strategies to improve data about homeless families. This information can provide the foundation on which future policy and program decisions are based. The report identifies key knowledge gaps regarding homeless families and considers how to most efficiently close the gaps.

Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR)

2009-01-26T03:47:58

The mission of CANAR is to serve as an avenue for collaboration and cooperation between administrators of rehabilitation projects serving Native American persons with disabilities and to increase and enhance the quality of services, resulting in positive outcomes for Native American persons with disabilities.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)

2009-01-26T02:11:30

CCHCO helps ensure underserved communities full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. CCHCP offers a medical interpreter training program and cultural competency trainings. A clearinghouse serves those working with limited-English proficiency populations.

DiversityRx

2009-01-26T02:15:02

Diversity Rx promotes language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities. It is produced by Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care and Drexel University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equality.

Doing Justice for the Homeless: Loose Coupling and the Long Road Home Program

2009-01-23T11:20:17

This research examines the organizational consequences for a criminal justice system that incorporated a pretrial release program for homeless defendants into the judicial decisionmaking structure.

Fact Checker: Domestic Violence

2007-06-24T12:37:53

Domestic violence is the immediate cause of homelessness for many women and children. In November 2006, over 22,000 victims of domestic violence—12,000 children and 10,000 adults—received housing services from 1,243 domestic violence service providers. Domestic violence victims are often isolated from support networks and financial resources by their abusers, meaning they may lack steady income, employment and credit histories, and landlord references. Safe and stable housing is the most immediate need for survivors of domestic violence to prevent them from staying with their abuser or sleeping on the streets. (National Alliance to End Homelessness)

Factors related to criminal justice expenditure trajectories for adults with serious mental illness

2011-08-23T01:15:31

BACKGROUND: Criminal careers have been extensively studied in general population sample, but less is known about such patterns among people with major mental illness, and where so, criminal justice expenditure has not been taken into account. AIMS: Our aim was to examine criminal justice system expenditure over time in one Florida county. Our main research question was whether treatment for mental disorders was related to a change in criminal offending and expenditure trajectory. METHODS: We used the Pinellas County (Florida) Criminal Justice Information System to identify individuals under age 65 arrested between July 2003 and June 2004. Archival medical service, social and homeless services data were used to identify individuals with a serious mental illness. A two-step analysis was used to examine the data: first, we identified groups of people with similar patterns of criminal justice expenditures over 4 years (July 2002 to June 2006); second, we evaluated their demographic characteristics, diagnosis and treatment as potential predictors of group membership. RESULTS: Three thousand seven hundred sixty-nine people with serious mental illness were identified in the Pinellas County jail population. Their average length of stay in jail was 151 days and in prison was 48 days. The trajectory analysis identified three groups of individuals with distinct trajectories of criminal justice expenditures: those with low stable, those with initially high but decreasing and those with initially high and sustained or increasing. Mental health treatment, whether acute or sustained, voluntary or mandatory, was associated with membership of the low stable group. CONCLUSION: Review of criminal justice expenditure over time on individuals with major mental disorder may provide important indicators of unmet need for mental health services. Furthermore, it seems probable that improved provision of such services for them could reduce recidivism as well as improving health. Interventions may also be better focused if criminal justice expenditure trajectories are examined; programmes targeting re-offending as well as specific mental health problems may be most effective. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Family Poverty Family Homelessness, and the Systems Abuse Cycle

2009-01-23T12:06:34

This report details the study conducted by the Crossroads Housing Network and the Inner South Community Health Centre. The study explored the extent of family homelessness in Victoria and illustrated the plight of families unable to acquire assistance from the welfare system and analyzed the trend for welfare organizations to place homeless families in private hotels as a form of emergency accommodation.

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)

2009-01-26T03:25:32

GLMA is the world's largest and oldest association of lesbian, gay, bisexua,l and transgender (LGBT) healthcare professionals. GLMA was founded in 1981 with the mission of ensuring equality in health care for LGBT individuals and health care professionals.

Hispanic/Latino Portal for the Prevention of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse

2009-01-26T03:16:04

The portal is a service of Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Indiana University. The site, in three languages—English, Spanish, and Portuguese—includes links to the following information and sites: alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; HIV/AIDS; general health resources; asset building, including cultural pride; and research tools, including databases and bibliographies.

Homelessness Is a Human Rights Issue (2008)

2009-01-26T01:00:34

Some of the topics included on this page are: • What is homelessness? • What are the causes of homelessness? • How many people are affected by homelessness? • Who is affected by homelessness (this includes populations that are disproportionately affected by homelessness)

Implementing Dual Diagnosis Services for Clients with Severe Mental Illness

2007-11-20T05:54:26

After 20 years of development and research, dual diagnosis services for clients with severe mental illness are emerging as an evidence-based practice. Effective dual diagnosis programs combine mental health and substance abuse interventions that are tailored for the complex needs of clients with comorbid disorders. The authors describe the critical components of effective programs, which include a comprehensive, long-term, staged approach to recovery; assertive outreach; motivational interventions; provision of help to clients in acquiring skills and supports to manage both illnesses and to pursue functional goals; and cultural sensitivity and competence. Many state mental health systems are implementing dual diagnosis services, but high-quality services are rare. The authors provide an overview of the numerous barriers to implementation and describe implementation strategies to overcome the barriers. Current approaches to implementing dual diagnosis programs involve organizational and financing changes at the policy level, clarity of program mission with structural changes to support dual diagnosis services, training and supervision for clinicians, and dissemination of accurate information to consumers and families to support understanding, demand, and advocacy. (Authors)

Khmer Health Advocates (KHA)

2009-01-26T02:54:26

KHA cares for the health needs of survivors of the Mahandorai (the Cambodian holocaust) and their families. As the only Cambodian health organization in the United States, KHA provides care for people in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts and advocates for survivors across the Nation.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth: An Epidemic of Homelessness

2007-08-21T03:03:14

Estimates of homeless youth who identify as GLBTQ range from 20-40%, compared to 3-5% of the total U.S. population. Ray and contributing authors have compiled a comprehensive report on the state of homeless GLBTQ youth for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The report covers the literature on topics including the state of youth homelessness today, federal response to youth homelessness, and the experiences of homeless youth. Several exemplary programs that serve homeless GLBTQ youth are highlighted.

MedlinePlus: African-American Health

2009-01-26T02:39:10

Links to health issues that affect African-Americans.

Minnesota Institute of Public Health: Links to Cultural Resources

2009-01-26T02:40:35

Minnesota Institute of Public Health links to cultural resources (African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian).

Minority Health Project (MHP)

2009-01-26T02:16:27

MHP is located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Program for Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes. The goals of the project are to improve the quality of available data on racial and ethnic populations, expand the capacity of minority-health researchers to conduct statistical research and develop research proposals, and foster a network of researchers in minority health. MHP sponsors the Annual Summer Health Research Institute and Videoconference on Minority Health and lists announcements, events, reports, and Web page links on its Web site.

Morehouse School of Medicine, Cork Institute

2009-01-26T02:34:59

The Cork Institute on Alcohol and Other Addictive Disorders was established in 1985 at Morehouse School of Medicine. The institute has the mission of serving as a leader in the areas of professional education about substance abuse and addiction among African-American and underserved populations. The institute addresses mental health disparities and promotes the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health (NAHH)

2009-01-26T03:22:48

NAHH is a science-based organization focusing on Hispanic health. Alliance community-based members reach more than 15 million Hispanic consumers in the United States. The alliance functions as an action, advocacy, and research forum for Hispanic health and well-being.

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMA)

2009-01-26T03:08:23

NAAPIMA advocates on behalf of Asian American Pacific Island mental health issues and serves as a forum for effective collaboration in developing comprehensive, culturally competent services to meet the needs of Asian American Pacific Islander communities. The organization networks among stakeholders of community-based organizations, consumers, family members, service providers, program developers, researchers, evaluators, and policymakers.

National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA)

2009-01-26T03:05:29

NAPAFASA is a private, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to addressing the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues of Asian American and Pacific Islander populations on the continental United States, Hawaii, the six Pacific Island jurisdictions, and elsewhere. NAPAFASA promotes health, social justice, and the reduction of substance abuse and related problems.

National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO)

2009-01-26T03:09:47

NAWHO is a national nonprofit health organization with a mission to achieve health equity for Asian women and families. The Web site is a virtual resource center.

National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals (NALGAP)

2009-01-26T03:29:19

NALGAP is a membership organization founded in 1979 and dedicated to the prevention and treatment of alcoholism, substance abuse, and other addictions in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. NALGAP provides information, training, networking, and advocacy about addiction and related problems as well as support for those engaged in the health professions, individuals in recovery, and others concerned about the health of gender and sexual minorities.

National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)

2009-01-26T02:17:46

The mission of NCCC is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems. To fulfill its mission, NCCC conducts Web-based technical assistance, engages in knowledge development and dissemination, supports a community of learners, and participates in collaboration and partnership with diverse constituency groups.

National Council of La Raza Institute for Hispanic Health

2009-01-26T03:53:25

The National Council of LaRaza’s Institute for Hispanic Health is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Hispanic Americans. The institute works in close partnership with National Council of LaRaza affiliates, government partners, private funders, and other Hispanic-serving organizations to deliver quality health interventions.

National Indian Women’s Health Resource Center (NIWHRC)

2009-01-26T03:45:04

(NIWHRC is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist American Indian and Alaska Native women achieve optimal health and well-being throughout their lifetimes.

National Multicultural Institute (NMCI)

2009-01-26T02:29:50

NMCI specializes in services, knowledge, and skills in multiculturalism and diversity. It sponsors national conferences and onsite workshops.

National Network for Youth (NN4Y)

2009-01-23T12:12:41

NN4Y works with youth to increase their opportunities for growth and development. It works with youth who are at increased risk of abuse and neglect, homelessness, lack of resources, and a number of other challenges. The network works to create a community of agencies, people, and resources to champion the needs of youth.

Office of Minority Health (OMH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2009-01-26T02:32:28

The mission of OMH is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs to eliminate health disparities.

One Sky Center

2009-01-26T03:46:41

One Sky Center is the American Indian/Alaska Native National Resource Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. The mission of the center is to improve prevention and treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems and services among Native people.

Quick Guide for Clinicians based on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 39, Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy

2009-01-23T11:22:21

The family has a central role to play in the treatment of any health problem, including substance abuse. Family work has become a strong theme of many treatment approaches, but a primary challenge remains the broadening of the substance abuse treatment focus from the individual to the family. This Quick Guide has an entire section on special populations.

Reliability of Self-Reports About Sexual Risk Behavior for HIV Among Homeless Men with Severe Mental Illness

2007-11-09T04:54:15

The reliability of self-reports of sexual behaviors related to HIV transmission was examined in a study of homeless men with severe mental illness. Thirty-nine patients of a New York City shelter psychiatric program were interviewed about their sexual behaviors in the past six months. The same interview was administered twice, with a one-two-week internal between interviews. Test-retest reliability was assessed using kappa and intra-class correlation coefficients. Reliability was lower for condom use. The authors conclude that reliable self-reports about sexual behavior can be obtained from homeless men with severe mental illness. (Authors)

Risk Factors for Homelessness Among Indigent Urban Adults With No History of Psychotic Illness: A Case-Control Study

2007-11-08T11:34:56

Objectives: This study identified risk factors for homelessness among indigent urban adults without dependent children and with no history of psychotic illness. Methods: We conducted a matched case-control study, stratified by sex, of 200 newly homeless men and women and 200 indigent men and women with no history of homelessness. Trained interviewers employed standardized research instruments to probe three domains of risk factors, symptom severity and substance use disorder, family support and functioning, and prior use of services. Results: Significant interaction effects by sex were present for symptom severity, heroin use disorder, and prior service use. Greater numbers of the homeless of both sexes lacked a high school diploma and had less income from all sources, including from their families, than of the never homeless. Conclusions: Newly homeless men and women with no history of psychotic illness differed from their never-homeless counterparts in the three domains investigated, but socioeconomic factors were also important. (Authors)

Serving Young Children With Disabilities Who Are Homeless: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and McKinney-Vento Hand in Hand

2009-01-26T12:52:13

This presentation includes: • Challenges for young homeless children, young homeless children with special needs, and educators and service providers • How does IDEA serve young children who are homeless? • Definition of homeless children under McKinney-Vento • IDEA—an McKinney-Vento collaboration

Southeast Asian Archive (University of California, Irvine Library)

2009-01-26T03:11:52

The Southeast Asian Archive has links to general information as well as Cambodian, Hmong, Lao, Iu Mien, and Vietnamese populations. Visitors to this site can learn about the experiences and culture of several underserved populations.

Special Populations of Homeless Americans

2007-12-14T11:31:47

Surveys conducted over the past two decades have demonstrated that homeless Americans are exceptionally diverse and include representatives from all segments of society—the old and the young; men and women; single people and families; city dwellers and rural residents; whites and people of color; and able-bodied workers and people with serious health problems. Veterans, who are among the most honored citizens in our society, appear in substantial numbers among the homeless, as do former criminal offenders and illegal immigrants. Each of these groups experiences distinctive forms of adversity resulting from both societal structures and personal vulnerabilities, and has unique service delivery needs. All, however, experience extreme poverty, lack of housing, and a mixture of internally impaired or externally inhibited functional capabilities. Attention to the distinctive characteristics of subgroups of the homeless is important in facilitating service delivery and program planning, but may also diffuse attention away from shared fundamental needs, and generate unproductive policy debate about deserving vs. undeserving homeless people. (Authors)

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Health Access Project

2009-01-26T03:27:37

GLBT Health Access Project is a community-based effort first funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health in 1997. The GLBT Health Access Project works with GLBT populations, and those who serve them, across the Commonwealth to respond to needs in a timely and targeted manner. It provides training, technical assistance and materials to agencies across the Commonwealth (and, because of past success, across the Nation) to help service providers learn more about the health care needs of GLBT populations and create welcoming environments for staff and clients.