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Mental health Projects

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Latinx adults with psychiatric disabilities and the families who care for them: A mixed-methods study of the Latinx family sociocultural context

Researcher(s):
  • Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW
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Topics:Disparities Latinx populations Mental health
Sponsors:National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
End Date2025

National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health

Researcher(s):
  • Tracy A. Levins, Ph.D.
  • Molly Lopez, Ph.D.
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Topics:Families, children and youth Mental health
Sponsors:Center for Applied Research Solutions
End Date2025

Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)

Researcher(s):
  • Molly Lopez, Ph.D.
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Topics:Education/Schools Mental health
Sponsors:Texas Education Agency (TEA)
End Date2025

Targeted Strategies to Accelerate EBP Implementation in Military Settings (TACTICS)

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Topics:Mental health Military/Veterans
Sponsors:Department of Defense
End Date2024

Advancing the Early Psychosis Intervention Network in Texas

Researcher(s):
  • Molly Lopez, Ph.D.
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Topics:Addictions Mental health
Sponsors:National Institutes of Health (NIH) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
End Date2024

Neurophysiological Responses to Stress: A Biomarker of Risk for Suicide in Bipolar Disorder

Researcher(s):
  • Fiona Conway, Ph.D.
  • Elizabeth Lippard, Ph.D.
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Topics:Bipolar Disorder Mental health Suicide
Sponsors:American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
End Date2023

South Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center

Researcher(s):
  • Molly Lopez, Ph.D.
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Topics:Mental health
Sponsors:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
End Date2023

Linking community and family characteristics to adolescent adjustment

Researcher(s):
  • Esther J. Calzada, Ph.D.
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Topics:Latinx populations Mental health
Sponsors:National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
End Date2022

Adolescence to adulthood: Factors influencing trajectories of suicide ideation and attempt among sexual minorities

Researcher(s):
  • Susan M. De Luca, Ph.D.
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Topics:Disparities Mental health
Sponsors:National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
End Date2022

Mental health recovery and resilience

Researcher(s):
  • Stacey Stevens Manser, Ph.D.
  • Molly Lopez, Ph.D.
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Topics:Addictions Mental health
Sponsors:Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
End Date2021

Telehealth treatments for depression with low-income homebound seniors

Researcher(s):
  • Namkee G. Choi, PhD
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Topics:Gerontology Health/Health care Mental health
Sponsors:National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institutes of Health (NIH) St. David's Foundation
End Date2021

Stepping up Austin RA1SE: Reducing the duration of psychosis

Researcher(s):
  • Deborah Ann Cohen, Ph.D.
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Topics:Mental health
Sponsors:Integral Care Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
End Date2021
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