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“In a Way It’s a Violation”: Pap Smear Knowledge and Beliefs Among Underserved Women in Substance Abuse Treatment
(2017-05-03)Due to many factors, women in substance abuse treatment are at high risk of contracting the human papillomavirus (HPV) and developing cervical cancer. Despite this, the likelihood of accessing preventative healthcare, ... -
Incidence of suicidality and restraint and seclusion in inpatient psychiatric care for people with schizophrenia
(2017-05-03)The current dissertation sought to examine policies and practices that affect the psychiatric care and safety of people with schizophrenia. These included policies related to state- and census-region expenditures in ... -
Increased Medicaid Financing and Equalization of African Americans’ and Whites’ Outpatient and Emergency Treatment Expenditures
(International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics (ICMPE), 2016)Objective: We investigated whether a new funding opportunity to finance mental health treatment, provided to autonomous countylevel mental health systems without customary cost sharing requirements, equalized African ... -
Increased Mental Health Treatment Financing, Community-Based Organization’s Treatment Programs, and Latino-White Children’s Financing Disparities
(International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics (ICMPE), 2017)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Background: Latino child populations are large and growing, and they present considerable unmet need for mental health treatment. Poverty, lack of health insurance, ... -
The Individual And Collective Effect Of US Colonialism In Puerto Rico: A Scale Construction And Validation, With Implications For Social Work Education And Practice
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)"Understanding the individual and collective psychology of the people of Puerto Rico requires an understanding of both the history of its colonialism and the U.S. laws that have helped shaped the social world of the Puerto ... -
Individual, Family, School, And Community Predictors For Depression And Self-esteem: A Comparative Study Between Asian And Latino Adolescents
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors within the family, school, and community environments of Hispanic and Asian adolescents' that may predict mental health (depression and self-esteem). Another aim was ... -
The Influence Of Domestic Violence On The Reproductive Health Of Women: A Study From India
(Social Work, 2014-07-14)The holistic understanding of concepts such as domestic violence, women's oppression, gender inequality and antenatal health seeking behavior continues to remain somewhat vague and intangible. The pressing need for effective ... -
Influential Factors On Adolescent's Suicidal Behavior
(Social Work, 2010-07-19)Several studies have been conducted to investigate risk factors for adolescent suicide. Most adolescent risk models for suicide contain "traditional" risk factors such as depression or substance use. However, other possible ... -
Informal Use of Information and Communication Technology: Adjunct to Traditional Face-to-Face Social Work Practice
(Springer, 2017)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) (including mobile devices) are characterized by the integration of technology into communication, and have ... -
Information Processing In A Structured Interview: Identifying Use Of Heuristics And Heuristic-based Bias
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)The survey interview has been recognized as the most frequently used data collection procedure in the social sciences (Dijkstra & van der Zouwen, l987). Although the survey interview is an essential methodological tool in ... -
Institutional and Individual Factors Affecting Health and Employment for Low-Income Women With Chronic Health Conditions
(Oxford University Press, 2018-12-18)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Objectives: This qualitative study explored risk and protective factors affecting employment and health among low-income older women with chronic health conditions ... -
Inter-ministerial Coordination And Collaboration In Social Programs: A Case Study Of The Human Development Program Oportunidades
(Social Work, 2013-03-20)The purpose of this research is to use the case study approach to determine how coordination is achieved in the Program for Human Development: Oportunidades (Opportunities). Oportunidades is the largest anti-poverty program ... -
International Non-Governmental Organizations in Latin America and Social Capital: An Empirical Case Study
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The intersection of the “opioid crisis” with changes in US immigration policy: Contextual barriers to substance abuse research with Latinx communities
(Routledge, 2020-10)One of the 12 Grand Challenges facing contemporary social work is to close the health gap experienced by those in historically marginalized communities (Uehara et al., 2013). As social workers, we seek to understand the ... -
Intersections Between Social Work and Public Administration: A Case Study of Urban Water Poverty
(2022-06-02)Despite infrastructure advances, water testing, and environmental policies, there are still areas in the United States that lack clean water. Some communities are negatively impacted by policies, location, socioeconomic ... -
Intervention Response to the Trauma-Exposed, Female Juvenile Offender: A Review of Effectiveness in Reducing Recidivism
(2019-08-08)When analyzed by general factors of effectiveness (Lispsey, 2009) and concepts of gender-responsivity (Day, Zahn, & Tichavsky, 2015) that target the needs of female juvenile-justice involved youth, reviewed studies show ... -
Interviews and Conversations about Leaving Services (iCALS): A Review of Resources after TANF
(2017-12-11)The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) policy is designed to protect the nation’s most vulnerable families from severe hardship. The policy encourages moving people from “welfare to work” and improving child ... -
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, AND MENTAL HEALTH NEED AMONG FEMALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
(Taylor & Francis / Journal of American College Health, 2018-04-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Objective: The impact of interpersonal violence on college students has received considerable attention, yet no studies have been conducted among community college ... -
Key Competences And Academic Achievement In Mexican High School Technological Education
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)The general purpose of the study was to determine the relation between key competences and academic achievement in technological high school students in the state of Nuevo Leon. This dissertation was based in the contributions ... -
Korean Survivors of the Japanese “Comfort Women ” System: Understanding the Lifelong Consequences of Early Life Trauma
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-07-20)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Prior to and during World War II, thousands of girls and young women were abducted from Korea and forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese government. Termed ...