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There is growing recognition in the health field that exposure to trauma, especially in childhood, has a wide range of short-and long-term impacts. In 2014, fifteen school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Alameda County received a 3-year grant to expand trauma-informed services for students and the school community. As the grant term ends, JSI is working…
JSI served as the backbone organization for the New Hampshire Adolescent SBIRT Initiative, which supported the implementation of universal screening for substance misuse behaviors among youth ages 12 to 22 by adopting Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocols in 24 practice sites across 10 organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire. The…
The CDC Division of Reproductive Health engaged JSI to assist in the Engaging Young Men in Clinical Services to Prevent Premature Fatherhood (EYM) project. The first four years of the grant focused on improving reproductive health services for young men, ages 15-19, in Gaston, NC. JSI partnered with health center partners Gaston Family Health Services…
‘Diversion’ is an attempt to divert, or channel out, youthful offenders from the juvenile justice system,’ as articulated by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Bynum and Thompson, 1996). Within the State of New Hampshire, there are approximately seventeen certified diversion programs. However, diversion practices vary in terms of the initial juvenile…
Recent changes in state and federal funding for public health services, combined with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, have resulted in public health and health care systems undergoing tremendous change. State sexually transmitted disease (STD) programs, family planning agencies, and public health labs need assistance to keep up with the changes, while maintaining…
Thirty years into the epidemic, HIV continues to impact the lives of many people in Santa Clara County (California), across the U.S., and around the world, disproportionately affecting certain communities. Using social marketing campaigns to link people to testing services is one strategy in helping to prevent the spread of HIV and other STDs. For…
Chlamydia is one of the most common communicable diseases in the United States, causing a “silent epidemic” because most of those infected have no symptoms. Untreated chlamydia infection increases the chance of getting HIV and can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility (particularly in women), chronic pain, and ectopic pregnancy. Sexually-active young women aged 15-25…
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