2010

Read Dr. Nick Carson's newest publication, examining how mental health clinicians assess and respond to physical illness in intake evaluations.

CMMHR was awarded a 2-year NIH Challenge grant for the project titled "Reducing Ethnic and Racial Bias in Screening for Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescents". Read the description and aims of planned research efforts.

Listen to Dr. Alegria's podcast on El Blog, addressing the 'Latino health issue no one is talking about'

2009

Dr. Linda Marc, vice-chair of the Race & Ethnicity Advisory Committee of the U.S. Census Bureau, is quoted in Census Advisory Board Member Urges Caribbean Nationals To Learn From Hispanics

Dr. Alegria receives the Simon Bolivar award. Read the local coverage.

Dr. Benjamin Cook's latest article titled Pathways and Correlates Connecting Latinos’ Mental Health With Exposure to the United States is now published in the Early View online section of The American Journal of Public Health.

Dr. Benjamin Cook's latest article on Measuring Racial/Ethnic Disparities is now published in the Early View online section of Health Services Research. The article is published in the October 2009 edition of the journal.

New NLAAS II Publications

Several new NLAAS publications look at important issues of mental health of U.S. Latinos:

Dr. H. Gonzalez and co-authors look at Antidepressant Use in Community-Dwelling U.S. Latinos with and without Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Depression and Anxiety

Dr. W. Vega and co-authors examine Prevalence and Correlates Of Dual Diagnosis in Drug Abuse and Dependence

Dr. L. Suarez and co-authors address Prevalence, Course and Correlates of Child-Onset Anxiety Disorders in Psicologia Conductal

Other New Publications:

Read the first paper released using data from the Center's Patient-Provider Encounter Study (PPES). Dr. Alegria and co-authors report on How Missing Information in Diagnosis Can Lead to Disparities in the Clinical Encounter.

The CMMHR and our investigators were featured in the latest version of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) newsletter titled 'Avanzamos'. This edition features exclusive articles written by researchers from the Center who share the results of their latest findings. This is the first fully bilingual issue of Avanzamos. Take a look at the articles below in English and Spanish from our investigators in the full version of the newsletter that you can download here.

Benjamin Cook, Ph.D., M.P.H. - 'The Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research'/'El centro de investigación de salud mental multicultural'

Daniel Jimenez, Ph.D. - 'My Story'/'Mi historia'

Margarita Alegria, Ph.D. - 'What Can We Learn from Research to Achieve Wellness and Avoid Disparities in Mental Health and Substance Use Services?'/'¿Qué podemos aprender de la investigación para lograr el bienestar y evitar desigualdades en servicios de salud mental y uso de sustancias?'

Nicholas Carson, M.D., F.R.C.P.C - 'Children's Mental Health'/'Salud mental infantil'

Norah Mulvaney-Day, Ph.D. - 'Health Care Reform in Massachusetts: How is it Affecting Individuals with Mental Health Disorders?'/'Reforma de salud en Massachusetts: ¿Cómo está afectando a individuos con trastornos de salud mental?'

If you are interested in signing up for the newsletter please visit NAMI's website at www.nami.org/avanzamos.

Dr. Benjamin Cook's latest article on Health Care Disparities published in the February 2009 edition of Medical Care Research and Review

2007

Dr. Alegria and Colleagues Offer First Comprehensive Study of Eating Disorders Among Latinos

Dr. Alegria will be giving a talk at the Institute for Health at Rutgers on January 18, entitled "Acculturation and Its Many Myths".

2006

Dr. Alegria is the recipient of the 2006 Greenwood Award for Research Excellence, awarded by the Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program Directors Association.

Dr. Alegria will be working with governor-elect Deval Patrick as part of his health care advisory committee.

Dr. Antonio Polo recently published an article on school-research collaborations. See our publications page for more information.

At the 134th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting several of the Center´s investigators will present new work related to translating interventions into mental health practice. "Moving a Consumer Empowerment Intervention into Practice" will be presented on Tuesday November 7, 2006 in Boston, MA (2:30-4:00 PM).

In July, Drs. Alegria, Mulvaney-Day, and Polo, along with community partners, attended the "Community Engagement and Partnership: New Directions in Mental Health Services Research Conference".

Dr. Margarita Alegria delivered the keynote speech at the Worcester County Conference on Cultural Competency on May 31, 2006. The presentation is available here.

Dr. Pinka Chatterji and Dr. Zhun Cao will present papers at the inaugural conference of the American Society of Health Economists, to be held June 4-7, 2006.