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Community-engaged, rigorous mixed methods research to improve health outcomes across communities.
Joined December 2012
Black peer support: A role in mental health recovery - Blog just out from Valeria Chambers, our colleague at the HERLab and Black Voices: Pathways 4 Recovery https://t.co/AqZOxu1M7d peer-support-a-role-in-mental-health- recovery-2021 040822340
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New paper from our team finds that transgender and gender-diverse patients accessed multiple kinds of healthcare in the 6 months prior to documented suicide attempts. Documented stressors observed among these patients are described. Read more here:
liebertpub.com
Purpose: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people experience deleterious minority stress, contributing to high rates of suicide attempt. However, little is known about TGD individuals' health care...
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‘A five-alarm fire’: Mass. children with behavioral health needs languish on wait lists for services, state survey shows https://t.co/S9LDJbyp7N
bostonglobe.com
Some families are waiting up to six months for in-home therapy for their children, according to the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.
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The HERLab had a strong presence at the CHA Poster Session! Kudos to all the researchers for their dedication and contributions to the advancement of knowledge in their respective areas. Truly excited for the future of healthcare innovation at CHA!
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First six months of the state’s mental health overhaul reveal promise and challenges https://t.co/bKGa0x1L5A
bostonglobe.com
A new help line and urgent care centers win praise for helping in crises, but ongoing care remains a challenge amid workforce shortages.
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Great new publication titled “Healthcare Access for a Diverse Population with Schizophrenia Following the Onset of the COVID‑19 Pandemic”. Read the full article here:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Correction to: Healthcare Access for a Diverse Population with Schizophrenia Following the Onset of the COVID‑19 Pandemic
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Insightful public health piece about racial disparities in homelessness written with the help of two HERLab members (Benjamin Lê Cook and Brian Mullin). Full report here:
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Congrats to @LindsayOverhage for her recent publication in JAMA titled "Trends in Acute Care Use for Mental Health Conditions Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic". Read more here:
jamanetwork.com
This cross-sectional study examined acute mental health care use (emergency department), boarding, and subsequent inpatient care during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Interesting policy report released by R Street regarding deflection programs for youth mentions Cambridge Police Department Safety Net evaluations. Full report here:
rstreet.org
Author Key Points Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: [email protected] If we want to help youth succeed, improve public safety, and save taxpayer...
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New paper from HERLab investigators: Examining Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Tobacco Dependence Treatment Among Medicaid Benefciaries Using Fifty State Medicaid Claims, 2009–2014 Read it here!
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Mike Flores, a research scientist at the HERLab, has recently published a paper titled: Lack of Access to Health Insurance for Latinx Communities Even After Medicaid Expansion. Read the paper here!
psychiatryonline.org
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
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Earlier this month, we held our 2nd annual meeting for the ALACRITY eStoRY (Early Screening and Treatment of at-Risk Youth) Center. Thank you to our researchers, clinicians, and community partners who gathered to share and reflect upon the progress we have made at the Center!
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A recent paper has been published from the HERLab team titled "A Widening Divide: Cigarette Smoking Trends Among People with Substance Use Disorder and Criminal Legal Involvement". Read the full paper here:
healthaffairs.org
People with substance use disorder (SUD) smoke cigarettes at a rate more than twice that of the general population. Policies and programs have focused on promoting smoking cessation among people with...
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NEW Research Assistant and Research Coordinator positions open at the Health Equity Research Lab (HERLab)! Apply here:
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Jahvon, one of our Research Assistants, recently presented his poster titled "Effects of Full Coverage of Tobacco Dependence Treatment on Smoking Behaviors among Lifetime Smoker Medicaid Beneficaries with Substance Use Disorder" at Harvard Psychiatry Research Day!
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New paper out from HERLab investigators: Criminal Legal Involvement Among U.S. Adults with Serious Psychological Distress and Differences by Race-Ethnicity. Read the paper here.
psychiatryonline.org
Objective:The authors examined associations between criminal legal involvement (CLI) and serious psychological distress and how these associations differed by racial-ethnic group.Methods:The authors...
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Bring equity and excellence to everyone, every time as a clinical case worker in complex care management! Identify and intervene with high risk patients at assigned primary care sites as part of an innovative Accountable Care Organization. Learn more: https://t.co/oanZEny1pb
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It's not too late to get vaccinated! Starting today, @cambhealth's COVID & flu vaccination clinics resume from 12-4 pm on Wednesdays, ending in mid-June at 119 Windsor St. You do not have to be a Cambridge resident to receive a vaccine. https://t.co/1UNUmTk0vY
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Check out this new paper from HERLab researchers and collaborators on cigarette smoking trends among people with SUD and criminal legal involvement.
healthaffairs.org
People with substance use disorder (SUD) smoke cigarettes at a rate more than twice that of the general population. Policies and programs have focused on promoting smoking cessation among people with...
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