Submission Period: November 2 - December 31, 2009

Perspectives on Social Work is an electronic publication. First published in Spring 2003, PSW has the primary mission of providing opportunity to students to enhance scholarly skills in writing, editing, and exposure to the publication process.

Empirical, theoretical, and conceptual articles as well as book reviews are welcome. In order to be considered for publication in Perspectives on Social Work, all submissions must meet the following criteria:

• The author must be a currently enrolled doctoral social work student.
• Only original work will be considered. Editors will consider work that has been published elsewhere or is currently under consideration on a case by case basis as long as it is the student’s original work and has not been copyrighted elsewhere.
• Only electronic submissions are accepted. Submissions should be e-mailed as a Microsoft Word attachment to the following e-mail address: journal@sw.uh.edu.
• Submissions for the featured articles should be 5 – 7 pages in length with not less than one-inch margins and 12-point font. Submissions for book reviews may be 2-4 double-spaced pages. Submissions must be double-spaced.
• If you plan to submit an empirical study with human subjects ensure there has been an IRB review and notate the approval in your paper.
• Submissions must meet APA guidelines (6th Edition) for text, tables, and references.
• Submissions will undergo a blind review process.

When: November 8-11, 2009
Where: Washington, DC
Deadline: June 19, 2009
Conference Website

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) 20096 Conference focuses on network members and the disability community gathering together to address the opportunities and challenges presented by current changes in the economic, political, social, and environmental climate. Attend this year's conference to learn about public policies, available funding resources, and best practices in the disability field. Network with others to increase opportunities to develop needed collaborations and problem-solving strategies.

When: November 12-13, 2009
Where: Bethesda, MD
Deadline: July 1, 2009
Research Festival Website

The NIH is actively recruiting candidates to participate in the fourth annual NIH National Graduate Student Research Festival. To be eligible, you must be enrolled in a PhD program in the U.S. and on schedule to complete your PhD requirements by October, 2010.

We will be selecting up to 200 students to spend two days discussing their research through poster sessions, meeting other students from around the U.S., learning about the research being done at NIH, and exploring postdoctoral training opportunities on the NIH campuses.

If you have questions or require more information, please contact Dr. Jonathan Wiest at wiestj@mail.nih.gov.

When: November 12-13, 2009
Where: NYU
Conference Website

Featuring over 30 pioneers from across the country who are building barrier-breaking programs and conducting cutting-edge research that approaches the prevention of domestic violence from a holistic perspetive. These programs are working to meet the wide-ranging needs of individuals, couples, and families to stop abuse, prevent intergenerational patterns of violence from continuing, and promote health communication and healing. For more information, or to register, please visit the website listed above.

When: November 13, 2009
Where: Flushing, NY
Announcement

The conference is based on The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Alert #40 entitled Behaviors that Undermine a Culture of Safety. The alert discusses intimidating and disruptive behaviors by healthcare professionals towards other healthcare professionals that affect staff and client safety.

When: November 16, 2009. 9:00am to 4:00pm (Registration & Breakfast: 8:00-8:45am)
Where: Low Library Rotunda, Columbia University
RSVP By: November 1, 2009
Web Link

GIS 1.0 may be characterized as the development of the technological backbone for mapping. GIS 2.0 incorporates user interactions directly into these mapping platforms. This conference will explore GIS 3.0, in which a great range of social and geographical data can be employed in novel ways.

Sessions will focus on (1) the emerging uses of geospatial intelligence and social data; (2) frontiers of public health GIS practice with technologies being used or developed for public health preparedness and response; and (3) a capstone session which ties together these conceptual and technical themes.

When: November 17, 2009
Where: Bethesda, MD
Symposium Website

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) will host the Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research Symposium to showcase research findings from the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Scholars and Specialized Centers of Research (SCOR) on Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Women's Health Principal Investigators. In addition, select poster abstracts from both programs will be on display outside of Lipsett Amphitheater. Vivian W. Pinn, M.D., Associate Director for Research on Women's Health and Director, Office of Research on Women's Health at NIH, and Duane Alexander, M.D., Senior Scientific Adviser on Global Maternal and Child Health Research at the Fogarty International Center at NIH, will provide opening remarks. The keynote speaker will be Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, who will speak on "Sex and Gender: From Neurons to Neighborhoods."

When: November 19-21, 2009
Where: Cleveland, OH
Conference Website

Each year, ARNOVA holds an annual conference which brings together researchers, scholars, and practitioners from around the world to present and discuss papers related to issues in nonprofit studies, voluntary action, and philanthropy. This cutting-edge research presented at the conference helps build the body of knowledge about the sector and inform those working in the nonprofit sector. Members receive a reduced conference registration rate.

For information on Doctoral Student Fellowships, click here.

When: December 3-6, 2009
Where: Washington, DC
Conference Website

The National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health announces "Children's Mental Health Matters" as the theme for its 20th anniversary conference, a celebration of family involvement, expansion of the Federation of Families and two decades of committed individuals, families, and communities. We strongly believe that the most effective way to support youth and families is to focus on total health and well-being. The time to promote health and eradicate stigma and bias is now. The message "Children's Mental Health Matters" allows us all to focus on promoting positive mental health from birth onward. There is no health without mental health. This conference will focus on how families and their partners are successfully keeping the theme of "Children's Mental Health Matters" at the forefront to impact services, policy and the development of a stronger family voice in transforming children's mental health.

Deadline: January 4, 2010

The Journal of Aging Studies is planning a special issue on "Age and the Cultivation of Place." The issue editors welcome scholarship about the intersection of living spaces and their inhabitants, with a focus upon age-related dimensions of this relation. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: practices and processes (residential decision-making, settling in, use and optimizations of space, leave taking, estrangement, migration, and privacy maintenance); physical settings (designs, features, arrangements, attributes, and amenities of environments that encourage attachment to place, or discourage it); and agents of cultivation (specialists, family members, and organizations that manage the fit of people and place across age). Contributions from the social, behavioral, and health sciences, architecture, planning and design are invited. The editors request a 1,000-word extended abstract by January 4, 2010. For more information, contact David Ekerdt at ekerdt@ku.edu or Keith Diaz Moore at diazmoor@ku.edu.

When: January 14-17, 2010
Where: San Francisco, CA
Conference Website

Social Work Research: A World of Possibilities

When: February 17-20, 2010
Where: Albuquerque, NM
Deadline: November 30, 2009
Conference Website

SCCR is a multi-disciplinary organization. Its members all share a common devotion to the conduct of cross-cultural research. A distinguishing characteristic of the Society, compared with other academic organizations, is that it is fundamentally inter-disciplinary and provides the opportunity to network with scholars from a wide variety of approaches to cross-cultural and comparative research.

When: March 4-7, 2010
Where: Baltimore, MD
Deadline: September 1, 2009 (Individual oral presentations, symposia and workshops)
November 2, 2009
Organization Website

The Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America is designed to meet the educational needs of members and nonmember clinicians and researchers. Current data suggests that in any given year more than 40 million adults in the U.S. suffer from an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are the most commonly diagnosed disorders in children. ADAA members are among the leading experts in the field of anxiety disorders. Many researchers identify the underlying mechanisms for these disorders and developing new treatment strategies as well as conduct research on effectiveness. The desired results for the meeting are that attendees learn the latest developments in preclinical and clinical research, translate this knowledge to clinicians, and develop new skills and techniques to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of anxiety disorders.

Submissions are now open for individual oral presentations, symposia, workshops, and new research and case posters. Join more than 700 professionals in research and clinical care. Earn up to 30 CE and CME credits. Submissions are invited on any subject relevant to anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. Presenters are encouraged to consider, but not be limited by, the Conference theme. Presentations may address the needs of specific populations such as children, older adults, women, veterans, or other specific populations. The Annual Conference will seek presentations about research conducted in a variety of settings, from basic laboratory to clinical studies, from research-based settings to those in real-world patients suffering from a range of disorders associated with fear and anxiety. Questions? Contact: Marta Martinez at (240) 485-1032 or e-mail mmartinez@adaa.org.

When: March 7-10, 2010
Where: Tampa, Florida
Deadline: November 2, 2010
Conference Website

The Conference seeks to enhance the effectiveness of services and systems for children and youth with mental health challenges and their families. Researchers, administrators, policymakers, family members, youth, clinicians and other stakeholders will gather to explore cutting-edge research in the integration of complex systems and policy aimed toward ensuring a collaborative, community-based, culturally competent, family-driven, youth-guided approach to meeting the mental health needs of children and families.

When: March 10-13, 2010
Where: Honolulu, HI
Deadline: October 1, 2009
Conference Website

The theme for this year's conference is: Sustaining Cities in a Time of Globalization: Social, Economic and Political Realities

For more information, and to submit your proposal, click on the web link above.

When: March 9-10, 2010
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Deadline: December 31, 2009
Symposium Website

SRAD's 2010 Symposium is meeting as a preconference of the 13th Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting, March 11-13, 2010. Presentations will address positive adult development from all disciplines. Positive adult development refers to development starting in late adolescence and continuing through life. The focus is on expanded capabilities and changes that improve the quality of life. For information, click on the web link above or email Admin@adultdevelopment.org.

When: March 9-11, 2010
Where: Moray, Scotland
Conference Website

The focus of the conference is on evaluation research which has implications for practice, defined broadly to include social work, as well as education, health and other human services. As in previous years, the conference brings together researchers and practitioners from a variety of countries, to share their experiences for studying effectiveness and processes in practice at micro or macro levels, providing evidence of the efficacy and value of practice, and striving to help practitioners improve their practice in response to changing needs and contexts.

When: March 15-16, 2010
Where: Bethesda, MD
Deadline: November 6, 2009
Conference Website

There is a recognized need to close the gap between research evidence and clinical and public health practice, but how is this best accomplished? Although emerging as a field of research in health and medicine, dissemination and implememtation science is as yet underdeveloped.

When: March 17-21, 2010
Where: Atlanta, GA
Deadline: June 30, 2009 (extended)
Conference Website

The Conference Planning Committee invites proposals for workshops, papers, and roundtable discussions that address our conference theme, "Promoting a Culture of Social Justice: Social Work and Social Change." The most pertinent issues to consider when submitting proposals are: What are innovative ways to include social justice and social change content in our classrooms? HOw can we use out of classroom experiences to provide students with the opportunities to create change for social justice? For more information, please visit the conference weblink above.

When: April 7-10, 2010
Where: Richmond, VA
Deadline: December 1, 2009
Conference Website

The meeting theme is "Applied Gerontology as Community Engagement" and the organization's Program Committee has planning a series of seminars on cutting-edge topics and issues. These seminars will be presented by a line-up of nationally known gerontologists from many fields.

When: April 13-14, 2010
Where: Clearwater, FL
Deadline: December 4, 2009
Conference Website

Given the tremendous disease burdens associated with drug abuse, problem alcohol and mental health conditions, and the impact of these conditions on other medical disorders, greater research focus is needed to align consumer and values in care, improved care coordination across providers and service sectors, implementation strategies and workforce development to accelerate the adoption of evidence-based practices, and approaches highlighting how purchasers and employers might encourage delivery of high-quality behavioral healthcare. This scientific conference will encourage linkages between these often separate areas of behavioral services research into a more integrative behavioral health services research (BHSR) platform. Currently there is no one place for addictions, mental health and alcohol services researchers to meet exclusively and at one time on shared priority topics germane to behavioral health services research (BHSR). All abstract submissions must be received by December 4, 2009 at 5pm EST.

When: April 10-14, 2010
Where: Florence, Italy
Deadline: June 1, 2009
Conference Website

The 2nd Biennial Schizophrenia International Research Conference—"Bridging Research to the Clinic"—is a 5-day conference that will focus on issues in new drug development and the status of cutting-edge basic and clinical research. Please watch the website for further updates and information.

When: April 15-17, 2010
Where: Dallas, TX
Deadline: September 21, 2009
Conference Website

When: May 12-15, 2010
Where: Portland, OR
Deadline: October 16, 2009
Conference Website

We invite you to share your knowledge, wisdom and experience by submitting one or more proposals to present at the conference. Session and poster proposals are being sought for these conference sub-themes:

• Journeys of transformation
• Sustaining partnerships and the outcomes they achieve
• Building capacity
• Innovative and promising partnership practices
• Community-based participatory research as a tool for social justice
• Advancing health equity
• Interprofessional, interdisciplinary and/or intersectoral collaborations
• Youth and student leadership

When: June 1-4, 2010
Where: Denver, CO
Deadline: October 26, 2009
Conference Website

The Program Committee of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) invites submissions for presentations within all content areas of public health, education, human services, criminal justice, medical and biobehavioral sciences, and genetics. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: reduction of health disparities, health promotion and disease prevention, maternal health, infant and child health, mental health/mental disorders, family conflict, substance abuse and addiction (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs), violence prevention, delinquency, crime, academic failure, dropping-out of school, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted disease, unintended pregnancy, unemployment, productivity, occupation safety, auto crashes, unintended injury, poverty, welfare, and managed care, policy-based interventions, and international prevention. Issues related to global warming and effects of global warming on communities are a new focus.

All abstracts will be submitted on-line at www.preventionresearch.org. NB: This year SPR is using a new abstract submission site. It is suggested you become familiar with the abstract submission site as soon as possible. Please contact Jennifer Lewis for questions (703-934-4850, ext. 213 or jenniferlewis@preventionresearch.org)

When: June 2-5, 2010
Where: Boston, MA
Deadline: November 1, 2009
Conference Website

THe ABCT and Boston University School of Social Work and Department of Psychology are pleased to invite submissions of abstracets for symposia, workshops, papers, panel discussions, clinical roundtables and posters. The Congress is held every three years in various countries around their world, and provides an opportunity for cognitive and behavior researchers and clinicians to come together to exchange ideas adn further develop the science of evidence based cognitive and behavioral treatments.

When: June 3-4, 2010
Where: Ann Arbor, MI
Deadline: December 18, 2009
Workshop Website

The Panel Study of Income Dynamics will hold a two-day workshop June 3-4 2010 in Ann Arbor, MI to highlight new research using data from Wave III of the Child Development Supplement (CDS-III) and from the 2005 and 2007 waves of the Transition to Adulthood (TA) study. Data for CDS and TA are currently available on-line through the PSID Data Center. We invite scholars in all disciplines to submit abstracts (500 words) for research using the CDS-III and/or TA data for inclusion as either papers or posters in the workshop sessions.

When: June 3-6, 2010
Where: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Deadline: December 11, 2009
Conference Website

AASWG is pleased to invite submissions of progposals for presentations at its 32nd Symposium. Social workers, group workers, researchers, teachers, supervisors, managers, students, and group members are invited to share their experiences, trade ideas, and discuss questions on this year's theme, Strengthening Social Solidarity through Group Work: Research and Creative Practices.

When: June 7-10, 2010
Where: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Deadline: November 9, 2009
Conference Brochure

The Resilience Centre, its Principal Investigator, Michael Ungar, and the Centre's partners in more than a dozen countries, invite you to an international gathering that will explore how individuals, families, and communities from cultures and contexts can overcome adversity and thrive. Over the past eight years, the Resilience Research Centre has worked with researchers, child advocates, policy makers and service providers from many different professional backgrounds to understand the social and cultural factors that shape children's and adolescents' pathways to resilience when they are seriously disadvantaged.

When: June 8-10, 2010
Where: Morgantown, West Virginia
Deadline: November 30, 2009
Institute Website

West Virginia University Division of Social Work is accepting workshop proposals for the 32nd Summer Institute on Aging to be held June 8-10, 2010 in Morgantown, WV. The 2010 the theme "In Honor of Wisdom and Experience" highlights thegreat wealth of knowledge of our elders. This annual conference provides social work, counseling, and nursing professionals with valuable information regarding older adult issues and care. Any questions contact the WVU Division of Social Work at 304-293-3501, ext 3109 or email jacki.englehardt@mail.wvu.edu

When: June 10-14, 2010
Where: Hong Kong, China
Conference Website

Three international and eight local hosts will jointly organize the conference. This first ever consortium offers a unique platform for more than 2,000 professionals, academics, practitioners, social planners, policy makers and advocates from East and West to meet, exchange, and develop an action agenda for social work and social development in the next decade.

When: June 21-23, 2010
Where: Washington, DC
Deadline: July 1, 2009
Conference Website

The Program Committee invites proposals for both symposia and poster presentations. These presentations may either discuss recent research (published or unpublished) or synthesize findings already in the literature. The goals of the conference are to identify and disseminate research relevant to young children (birth to 8 years) and their families and to foster partnerships among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. The conference focuses especially on research relevant to the low-income families who are Head Start's service population. As the third decade of Head Start research conferences beings, 45 years of Head Start contributions to the Nation and the world will be recognized. The theme of the 10th conference is sharing and using evidence for young children's learning and success across contexts, attention must be paid to nurturing environments that support children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning. The conference will consider the applicability of evidence for diverse domains, settings, roles, parent involvement, and communities within the larger cultural system. Research is welcome from all relevant fields. The focus will be on economically disadvantaged children and their families, and culturally relevant approaches tailored to the individual needs of children. Direct all inquiries about program content to Dr. Faith Lamb-Parker, Scientific Director, at 212-304-7310 or email hsrcprogram@icfi.com. For general submission questions or information on submitting a paper application, contact Jennifer Pinder at ESI at 800-503-8422 or e-mail hsrc@esi-dc.com.

When: June 24-26, 2010
Where: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Deadline: September 15, 2009
Conference Website

This international conference will bring together academics, practitioners, and students to discuss and explore the important roles spirituality plays in responding to problems and challenges that come about in response to economic, environmental and social decline. Sessions will include scholarly papers and presentations, keynote speakers, experiential workshops, and posters. A joint conference provides an exciting opportunity for an exchange of scholarship and knowledge between Canadian, American, and international participants from various disciplines to stimulate dialogue and the sharing of resources on the role of spirituality in research, professional education, social work practice and social action. For information on the conference or to submit a proposal, please visit the above website.

When: June 28-July 2, 2010
Where: Dublin, Ireland
Conference Website

Changing Health: Acting and Reacting, Challenges for Social Work Theory and Practice

When: July 11-15, 2010
Where: Leiden, the Netherlands
Deadline: December 14, 2010
Conference Website

The Third International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR3) "The Many Faces of Adoption in Today's World" will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands, from July 11 to 15, 2010. The conference builds on the success of two previous meetings: the International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR) hosted by the University of Minnesota (USA) in 1999 and the Second International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR2) hosted by the University of East Anglia (UK) in 2006.

When: July 14-18, 2010
Where: Washington, DC
Deadline: November 6, 2009
Training Institute Website

The 2010 Training Institutes will focus on "New Horizons for Systems Care: Effective Practice and Performance for Children with Mental Health Challenges and the Families." More specifically, providing effective clinical interventions, services, and supports and measuring performance to assess the outcomes of these practices for children, adolescents, and thier families.

When: August 12-15, 2010
Where: San Diego, CA
Deadline: December 1, 2009
Convention Website

If you are considering attending the convention, we encourage you also to consider organizing a symposium for submission. It is a wonderful way to expose researchers and practitioners from a variety of fields within psychology about the ongoing activities of Division 7 members! We also accept individual poster/paper presentations and conversation hours or panel discussions.

Deadline: September 1, 2010

Advances in Social Work, a peer-reviewed journal which addresses current issues, challenges, and responses facing social work practice and education, is seeking submissions for a special issue on "Social Work and Service-Learning in the Age of Competency-based Education." Advances in Social Work is committed to enhancing the linkage among social work practice, research, and education - this special issue will explore the pedagogy of service-learning as a means of identifying, demonstrating and assessing competencies for professional practice. Participants at the conference "Assessing Professional Competencies Through Service-Learning," to be held in Indianapolis from June 16 to 18, 2010, are invited to submit papers for inclusion in this peer-reviewed issue, although others not attending the conference are also encouraged to submit papers as well. Papers may be either theoretical or research-focused. For more information, click here.

When: September 26-29, 2010
Where: Honolulu, HI
Congress Website

Professionals from all over the world will attend the ISPCAN Congress to enhance their knowledge, discuss issues of child abuse and neglect, and network with interdisciplinary professionals from all continents. Congress subthemes will be:

1. Cultural Perspectives in Strengthening Families and Protecting Children
2. Identifying, Treating and Preventing Family and Sexual Violence
3. Impact of Armed Conflict on Families and Children
4. Family Strengthening: A Key to the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
5. Youth Empowerment in the Prevention of Generational Child Abuse and Neglect

For more information, visit the Congress website or email congress2010@ispcan.org

Journal Website
Submission Instructions

The Open Social Science Journal is a peer-reviewed Open Access online journal which publishes original research articles, reviews and short articles in all areas of social science. Topics included in this interdisciplinary journal include: cultural, family, youth, gender, sexuality, and race studies; social work; social policy; behavioral science; community psychology; accidental injury & safety; evaluation studies. It aims to provide the most complete and reliable source of information on current developments and research and theory in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality articles rapidly and freely available worldwide. Instructions for submission can be found via the links above.

Oxford University Press is requesting proposals for its new Evidence-Based Practices Series, edited by Professors David Biegel and Elizabeth Tracy. This series focuses on the synthesis of knowledge about evidence-based practices and service delivery initiatives whose effectiveness has been demonstrated by the strength of empirical evidence (i.e., extensiveness and quality of research) in various fields relevant to social work practice such as aging, child welfare, mental health, or substance abuse. Proposed volumes should be well-grounded theoretically and empirically, should advance existing knowledge in the field, and should be state-of-the-art works that fill existing gaps in the literature. Manuscript proposals should include information on the manuscript aims, scope, and general approach in light of this Call for Manuscripts as well as the intended audience and comparable volumes. For a copy of the detailed Author Guidelines for Submission of Manuscript Proposals and/or further information, please contact either David E. Biegel, PhD, Henry Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice, david.biegel@case.edu, or Elizabeth M. Tracy, PhD, Professor of Social Work, elizabeth.tracy@case.edu, Series Co-Editors, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 11235 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7164.

JRP solicits articles that help to develop our understanding of research as a type of evolving practice. The journal promotes inquiry into how different ways of doing research or questioning its assumptions and results may improve it or inspire new research. The journal aims to facilitate research education and promote innovative and self-reflective forms of research in different fields. JRP is not a journal for reporting the results of specific research projects or the state of research in a specific discipline. Instead, it focuses on aspects of research practice that are of interest to researchers in different fields of inquiry. Authors are invited to write about their research experiences, reflecting critically upon the challenges they faced and ways they found (or suggest) for dealing with them. Every JRP article is expected to find readers in multiple fields of inquiry and trigger fresh thinking about some aspects of research practice and education. More Information.

Publication Website

The International Journal of Health and Ageing Management (IJHAM) is looking to publish action research related papers in health and ageing. The aim of The International Journal of Health & Ageing Management is to disseminate knowledge generated by academics, practitioners and researchers regarding management issues related to health, healthcare, ageing and aged care at societal, organizational and individual levels. Papers should be submitted to ed_ijham@academicglobalpublications.com or Shankar.Sankaran@uts.edu.au. More information for authors can be found at the website above.

Journal Website

Advances in Social Work, a journal published at Indiana University School of Social Work, has become a free-access electronic journal. As of Spring 2008, all issues are now available only online, in order offer the journal as a free service to the profession and make articles easily acceptable to all.

The journal is actively seeking manuscripts, and accepts empirical, theoretical, reivew and conceptual manuscripts.

For questions, please contact:
William H. Barton, PhD
Editor, Advances in Social Work
Indiana University School of Social Work
902 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 274-6711
wbarton@iupui.edu.

The journal is devoted exclusively to the study of mental health. The journal welcomes manuscripts for consideration specific to evidence-based mental health assessments, interventions, programs, and policies. Appropriate manuscripts for the journal include: literature reviews, outcome studies, meta-analyses, program evaluations and policy analyses. For manuscript submission and inquiries contact the editors at bestpractices@utk.edu.