Mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders constitute a global public health problem of enormous proportions. Developing and implementing cost-effective interventions to improve the lives of people with mental illnesses and comorbid substance abuse disorders remains a challenge for multiple, interfacing service systems, from public health to social welfare to law enforcement, the courts, and corrections.
It finds 44 states and Washington, DC, passed youth sports TBI laws between 2009 and 2012. No state’s youth sports TBI law focuses on primary prevention. Instead, such laws focus on increasing coaches’ and parents’ ability to identify and respond to TBIs and reducing the immediate risk of multiple TBIs.
This study presents an empirical analysis of domestic violence case resolution in North Carolina from 2004 to 2010. The study finds that penalities, at least as set at the current levels, do not deter future arrests and convictions.
This study will analyze the impact of restorative justice on offender health, using a unique dataset from a randomized control trial of restorative justice practices in Australia.
This study will estimate the financial costs and potential health and public safety benefits of the implementation of a NYC food safety restaurant grading initiative.
This study will measure whether quantity restrictions, electronic tracking, or a doctor’s prescription requirement for purchases of pseudoephedrine reduce the public health costs of methamphetamine production and use.
The study will examine the relationship between state laws that preempt local tobacco control policies and population health behaviors and outcomes.
This study will enumerate the costs, implementation barriers, facilitators, and the administrative and financial burden that joint-use agreements (JUAs) may impose on schools that in turn can impact children's access to recreational activity.
This study will assess the implementation of Iowa’s anti-bullying legislation and the effects on student-reported bullying victimization.
This study addresses: Does the source and/or type of funding, not just the amount of funding, impact health outcomes?
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