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Texas Initiative Enhancing Rural-Border Solutions (TIES) – The TIES project is a community-engaged initiative designed to improve behavioral health outcomes for children and families in rural border communities like Uvalde, Texas. It establishes a coordinated team model and centralized social work contact to enhance access to care, reduce stigma,…

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This randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluates a structured, low-cost intervention designed to improve parental mental health and child development outcomes in high-poverty areas of Mexico. The program provides targeted parental education sessions focused on stress management, effective child-rearing practices, and…

The Supportive Outcomes through Listening, Validation, and Empowerment (SOLVE) project develops and tests a behavioral health intervention for autistic adults using solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). Building on pilot research, the study will train therapists, evaluate its impact, and refine the…

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This study refines and optimizes Music-4-MS, a music-based cognitive rehabilitation program for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Incorporating participant feedback, the research team will adapt a 12-week intervention using using small-step music learning and music therapy technique to improve cognitive…

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This pilot study will examine the practices of Peer Recovery Support Specialists (PRSS) in assisting parents involved in the child welfare system due to substance use.  In collaboration with Santa Maria Hostel, the study will identify promising strategies that PRSS…