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Researcher Studies Black Fatherhood and Mental Health to Improve Youth Developmental Outcomes
June 9, 2022
Key Findings
Accessibility of mental health services must be improved for Black families and children.
Black fathers often feel excluded from many early child services.
Emphasizing engagement with Black fathers in child services has positive impacts on the father and child.
I saw the sheer brilliance and potential in these children, but also the significant hurdles they would have to overcome. I thought, if I’m seeing it, why should I not do
read moreSupporting Patients in Recovery: Researcher Tests the Efficacy of Incentives on Behavior Change
May 26, 2022
Key Findings
Wage supplements significantly increase the likelihood that patients with substance use disorders will remain drug abstinent.
Contingency management is an effective program at maintaining both drug abstinence and employment.
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a growing epidemic in the United States, with overdose deaths climbing every year. This is the field where Dr. Shrinidhi Subramaniam, assistant professor of Psychology and Child Development at
read moreVisioning Exercise Imagines Future of SBE at NSF
May 26, 2022
The Advisory Committee (AC) for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) met on May 20 , chaired by Dr. Dominique Brossard, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The committee experimented with a shortened format, meeting for just one day rather than the two full days that has been traditional.
Dr. Kellina Craig-Henderson, Acting Director of SBE, and other senior staff shared updates on directorate
read moreProgress on Federal Research Bills
May 26, 2022
NSF Reauthorization
The House and Senate are moving forward with a Conference Committee to negotiate differences between the House-passed America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act and Senate-passed United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). Both bills include provisions to reauthorize the National Science Foundation (NSF). Along with other measures aimed at bolstering domestic
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