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Child and Family Mental Health Child and Family Mental Health Research DivisionResearch Division

Missouri Institute of Mental HealthUniversity of Missouri – St. Louis

FacultyFaculty

Amanda W. Bequette, Ph.D., Research Assistant Prof.Robyn Boustead, M.P.A., Research AssociateSusan Depue, Ph.D., Research Asst. Prof.Mary Dugan, Ph.D., Research Asst. Prof.Carol J. Evans, Ph.D., Research Assoc. Prof. & DirectorLiz Sale, Ph.D., Research Assoc. Prof.

What we doWhat we do

Applied researchEvaluationTraining

– Motivational Interviewing– Suicide/Gatekeeper Training

Areas of InterestAreas of Interest

Substance abuse prevention (Bequette, Depue, Dugan, Evans, Sale)

Mental health prevention and intervention (Bequette, Dugan, Evans, Sale)

Motivational interviewing - effective training and use (Dugan)

Examples of current Examples of current grants/contractsgrants/contracts

Substance abuse prevention – Community based

• Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (Dugan, Depue)

– School based• SPIRIT (Evans, Sale)• Missouri Student Survey (Depue, Evans,

Sale)

Current grants/contracts (cont.)Current grants/contracts (cont.)

Mental health prevention & intervention– Mental Health Transformation State Incentive

Grant (Evans, Sale)– Suicide Prevention (Sale)– Healthy Transitions (Evans, Depue, Boustead)– Project Launch (Evans, Boustead, Bequette)

Continuing EducationContinuing Education

Missouri Institute of Mental HealthUniversity of Missouri – St. Louis

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Behavioral Health DivisionBehavioral Health Division

Missouri Institute of Mental HealthUniversity of Missouri – St. Louis

Staff and researchers workStaff and researchers work

Across the life spanFocus on people and systemsCreate innovative programsDevelop advanced technology

Across the life spanAcross the life span

Fetal Alcohol syndromeMedically fragile/developmentally

disabled Developmental trajectory for

substance attitudes and useAdults in many programs

Focus on people and systemsFocus on people and systems

FamiliesMental Health consumers HIV/AIDs

Innovative programsInnovative programs

Girls Holla Back!Program in Consumer Studies &

TrainingMOSBIRT

(Screening Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment)

Advanced technologyAdvanced technology

Behavioral Informatics groupPrototypes for DMH systemsConsumer facing web applicationsProfessional applicationsFollow-up tracking

CollaborationCollaboration

Real world applicationsDiversityCollaboration

MIMH.edu - Who and WhatMIMH.edu - Who and What

Dynamic searchProject web site links

Evaluation, Policy & Ethics DivisionEvaluation, Policy & Ethics Division

Missouri Institute of Mental HealthUniversity of Missouri – St. Louis

FacultyFaculty

Ron Claus, Ph.D., Research Associate ProfessorAndy Homer, Ph.D., Research Assistant ProfessorJim Topolski, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor

What we doWhat we do

EvaluationPolicy AnalysisConsultation

Areas of InterestAreas of Interest

Substance abuse prevention Co-occurring disordersMental Health EpidemiologyStatistical analysisSpecial Populations

Examples of current Examples of current grants/contractsgrants/contracts

Substance abuse treatment evaluationAdolescentsAdult males

Co-occurring Disorders Cadre support