CENTER FOR HISPANIC MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES

福特汉姆大学提议建立西班牙裔心理健康研究中心，该中心将：(1)开展西班牙裔人群心理健康服务需求研究，并开发和评估西班牙裔人群的心理社会干预措施；(2)加强学校在心理健康研究方面的机构研究能力和教师技能。对西班牙裔的关注是基于他们有记录的心理健康需求。基础设施的发展将在福特汉姆大学的一名主任和高级合作研究员的领导下进行，并与纽约州精神病学研究所（NYSPI）的研究人员合作，这些研究人员将包括GSSS的教职员工和学生作为他们研究项目的合作者。该中心将通过四个综合学习组成部分来实现其目标。(1)在GSSS进行试点研究和代表以及参与NYSPI研究的研究团队将为教师和学生提供研究各方面的“实践”经验。一项试点研究比较了亲属和非亲属寄养的西班牙裔儿童的心理健康结果，另一项试点研究检查了老年西班牙裔儿童的症状识别和心理健康服务利用情况。一项资助的REP测试了怀孕期间妇女的心理社会干预，一项拟议的REP检查了西班牙裔诊断访谈中语言和种族匹配的影响。(2)实施个性化的教师研究发展计划的指导将满足从事心理健康研究的教师在实质性和方法论上的需求。指导将产生由教师提交的概念论文和研究建议，以通过大学教师奖、中心“种子补助金”和外部来源获得资助。(3)互动式、解决问题的精神病学、服务和干预研究研讨会将由NYSPI的合作者领导。他们将对研究团队和个别教师的概念、方法和后勤问题作出回应。(4)由领先的心理健康研究人员和新的研究人员进行的研究座谈会将巩固该中心在GSSS的存在，并将其与心理健康研究人员社区联系起来。

Fordham University proposes to establish a Center for Hispanic Mental Health Studies which will: (1) conduct research on mental health service needs of Hispanic populations, and develop and evaluate psychosocial interventions for Hispanics; and (2) strengthen GSSS' institutional research capacity and faculty skills in mental health research. The focus on Hispanics is based on their documented mental health needs. Infrastructure development will occur under the leadership of a director and senior co-investigators from Fordham with the collaboration of New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) researchers who will include GSSS faculty and students as collaborators in their research projects. The Center will pursue its aims through four integrative learning components. (1) Research teams conducting pilot studies and REPs at GSSS and participating in research at NYSPI will provide faculty and students "hands-on" experience in all aspects of research. One pilot study compares mental health outcomes for Hispanic children in kin and non-kin foster care and another pilot study examines symptom recognition and mental health services utilization by elderly Hispanics. A funded REP tests a psychosocial intervention for women during pregnancy, and a proposed REP examines the effects of language and ethnic matching in diagnostic interviews with Hispanics. (2) Mentorship to implement individualized Faculty Research Development Plans will meet substantive and methodological needs of faculty pursuing mental health research. Mentoring will result in concept papers and research proposals by faculty to be submitted for funding through University faculty awards, Center "seed grants," and external sources. (3) Interactive, problem-solving seminars on psychiatric epidemiology, services, arid intervention research will be led by NYSPI collaborators. They will respond to conceptual, methodological and logistical concerns of research teams and individual faculty. (4) Research colloquia by leading mental health researchers and new investigators will solidify the Center's presence at GSSS and link it to the community of mental health researchers.