In This Issue
Meet the New SC MIRECC Fellow
Meet Dr. Juinell Williams, our new fellow at our Houston site. Dr. Williams shares her background, research interests, mentors, and hobbies with us in this interview.
Oh, the Places Your South Central MIRECC Product Can Go…
Dr. Amanda Raines describes how SC MIRECC pilot study research and clinical education grants led to her product's selection as the VA/DoD's practice-based implementation network 2023-2024 pilot implementation project. Her product, a safety aid treatment manual for a wide array of diagnoses, will be implemented with the military health service and used to train military providers.
Free CE: SC MIRECC CBOC Mental Health Grand Rounds Archived Webinar Series on Ethics
Our webinars provide continuing education (CE) training on evidence-based practices, research, and new issues in mental health to VA clinicians who work with rural and underserved Veterans. Our archive of recorded webinars includes trainings that can help clinicians increase their knowledge of ethics and one hour of CE per training is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and counselors. Most webinars recorded in 2022-2023 also have ACPE for pharmacists. New webinars and recordings also offer CRCC for rehabilitation counselors.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Calendar of Events January-March 2024
Read this quarter’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) calendar of events for VA-recognized holidays and months.
Highlights from Our Anchor Sites
Our affiliates in Houston, Little Rock, New Orleans, and VISN 17 work hard to promote mental health education, research, and treatment locally and nationally. Here are some highlights of their accomplishments over the past three months.
Featured Resources Educate End Users on Cultural Humility, Microaggressions, and Discriminatory Requests and Walking for Wellness
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Cultural Humility and Addressing Microaggressions and Discriminatory Requests is a quick reference of important concepts regarding cultural humility practices and responding to microaggressions and discriminatory requests from individuals. Walking to Wellness: Exercise for Physical and Emotional Health is for Veterans who want to use exercise to help manage their emotional symptoms and improve their physical health.
Publication Highlights
Check out recent publications from our affiliates on exposure and response prevention among Veterans with obsessive compulsive disorder; geography, rurality, and community distress's impact on suicide, alcohol and drug use among Colorado Veterans; and the relationship between moral injury and PTSD in suicide attempt survivors.
VHA Planning Resource: FY 2022-2025 VHA Long-Range Plan
The Long-Range Plan (LRP) articulates VHA’s organizational goals, objectives and strategies through FY 2025, and is designed to guide planning and directional decision-making across VHA.
Pilot Study Grant Opportunity for VISN 16 and San Antonio Researchers
Researchers in VISN 16 and those located in San Antonio, Texas (VISN 17) are invited to apply for a pilot study grant. Our program is intended to increase both the quantity and quality of federally funded research that will help us better understand the experiences of underserved Veterans and to support development and dissemination of evidence-based practices that can make a real difference in their lives. In addition to encouraging proposals addressing the needs of rural Veterans, we also encourage submission of proposals addressing the needs of other underserved and vulnerable Veteran populations, including those facing access barriers and/or disparities in the quality of mental healthcare due to age, race or ethnicity, birth sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or socioeconomic status. The next deadline to submit a proposal is March 1, 2024.
Research Methods and Analysis Consultation Services Available for VISN 16 and San Antonio Investigators
Our MIRECC Implementation, Design and Analysis Support (MIDAS) program offers centralized design, methodologic and analytic support to VISN 16 researchers and those located in San Antonio, Texas (VISN 17) who are seeking intramural or extramural funding or conducting pilot projects. The MIDAS team is experienced in biostatistics, epidemiology, demography, psychometrics, qualitative methods, and project implementation.
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