FMHI's Assistant Professor Bill Kearns, who has been appointed Associate Editor of the journal Gerontechnology
The journal is the first international scientific journal devoted to the domain of gerontechnology. Papers in each issue reflect the broad categories of interest in this field related to health, housing, mobility, communication, leisure and work.
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FMHI's Department of Mental Health Law and Policy receives grant to evaluate a Healthy Marriage Demonstration program
Colleen Clark and Scott Young will work with Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JFCS) of Sarasota, Florida to implement a demonstration project targeting low-income, unwed expectant or new parents in the Manatee & Sarasota County area of Florida. Clark and Young are also collaborating with another Sarasota agency, First Step, to evaluate its Mothers and Infants Transitional Living Program, and along with Kathleen Moore, another MHLP faculty member, are collaborating locally with Mental Health Care, Inc. to evaluate their assertive community treatment team for individuals with severe mental illnesses who have been chronically homeless.
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7 FMHI researchers honored for bringing in a million dollars or more in external funding
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Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness for Long Term Care Facilities:
FMHI receives funding to promote quality of care and enhance resident safety during future hurricane seasons
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Dr. Lawrence Schonfeld from the Institute's Department of Aging and Mental Health
was recently interviewed on the WUSF 89.7 "Florida Matters" show with host Carson Cooper. Click here to listen to the broadcast "Substance Abuse Among Older Adults."
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2nd Annual National Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Conference
was held September 25 - 27, 2006 in Orlando and co-hosted by FMHI/MHLP.
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Three grants to target substance abuse among elders, caregivers and the homeless
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FMHI Department of MHLP Selected to Evaluate Federally Funded Treatment for Homeless Grant
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Mark Engelhardt Participates in Homelessness Solutions Panel.
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Lisa Brown appointed to the Homeland Security Committee.
This committee focuses on reestablishing capabilities after a major disaster (natural or human caused) and is charged with developing a national plan for delivery of healthcare services to affected persons after emergency response teams leave the scene.
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Department Chair Robert Friedman Fills Interim Dean Position.
He will fill the vacancy left by Dean David Shern, who leaves in August to serve as president of the National Mental Health Association.
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Mario Hernandez has been selected
to serve as Interim Chair for the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS) at USF’s Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI).
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FMHI interns Sami Wilson and Keasha Garner
met recently with Senators Richard Durbin and Barack Obama during an internship policy rotation they spent in Washington DC.
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Larry Schonfeld has been selected to serve as Chair for the Department of Aging and Mental Health
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