Research & Translation: Research Studies

The UPenn Collaborative (RRTC) is undertaking a number of significant research initiatives, a mix of secondary data analyses, primary data gathering projects, and qualitative research endeavors, collectively designed to build a stronger research, policy, and intervention knowledge base for the promotion of community integration for people with psychiatric disabilities.

Impact on Employment
Issues	Employment
Personnel	Kenneth Gill, Ph.D. and Melissa Roberts, Ph.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Description	Develop knowledge on models of service delivery that incorporate community integration concepts and reflect an understanding of barriers.

 

Impact on Education
Issues	Education
Personnel	Mark Salzer, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Description	Develop new knowledge on the impact of supportive interactions among persons with and without a psychiatric disability who are peers in student status in a post-secondary educational environment. Related CI Tools and Resources: The College Experience

 

Impact on Community Integration Instrumentation
Issues	Community Integration: Concept & History
Personnel	Irene Wong, Ph.D. and Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; and Bret Kloos, Ph.D. University of South Carolina
Description	Improve measurement of community integration, including development of consumer-sensitive measures

 

Impact of Housing Policies
Issues	Employment
Personnel	Steve Metraux, Ph.D., University of the Sciences; Trevor Hadley, Ph.D.; Susan Rogers, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Description	Enhance knowledge on physical inclusion and document policy barriers Related Materials and Publications: Metraux, Stephen; Caplan, Joel M; Klugman, Dutch; Hadley, Trevor R. (2007). Assessing Residential Segregation Among Medicaid Recipients With Psychiatric Disability In Philadelphia. Journal of Community Psychology, 35(2)

 

Impact on Conceptual Understanding of 'Community'
Issues	Community Integration: Concept & History
Personnel	Irene Wong, Ph.D. and Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; and, Joseph Rogers, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Description	Increase conceptual knowledge on community integration of people with psychiatric disabilities, including incorporation of cultural perspectives on CI Related Materials and Publications: Wong, Y.-L. I. & Stanhope, V. (2009) Conceptualizing community: A comparison of neighborhood characteristics of supportive housing for persons with psychiatric and developmental disabilities. Social Science and Medicine, 68(8), 1376-1387.

 

Impact of Custody Policies
Issues	Social Roles
Personnel	Min Park, Ph.D., Phyllis Solomon, Ph.D., David Mandell, Sc.D., University of Pennsylvania; Edie Mannion, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Description	Develop new knowledge on the impact of policies on parental roles. Related Materials and Publications: Park, Min Jung; Solomon, Phyllis; Mandell, David S. (2006). Involvement in the Child Welfare System Among Mothers With Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services, 57 (4). CI Tools: Parenting Series Parenting Resource Guide Positive Parenting & Child Resilience Child Welfare & Custody Issues Understanding Child Abuse & Neglect Laws in Pennsylvania Custody Assessment Worksheet Preventing Custody Loss: Suggestions for Parents with Mental Health Challenges Guidebooks and Training Materials: Helping Behavioral Health Clients with Parenting & Child Custody Issues Keeping Your Children and Getting Them Back! Parenting with a Mental Illness: Programs and Resource Guide

 

Impact of Olmstead Policies
Issues	Olmstead Decision
Personnel	Cynthia Zubritsky, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Michael Allen, Esq. and Rafael Semansky, M.P.P., Judge David Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; and, Alan Marzilli, J.D., Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Description	Develop new knowledge on the processes and outcomes associated with the ADA (specifically Olmstead decision) Related Materials and Publications: Zubrinsky, Cynthia; Mullahy, Marion (2006). The State of the Olmstead Decision and the Impact on Consumer Participation in Planning. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 9:131-143. CI Tools and Resources: Olmstead (What is Olmstead & How Does it Affect Me?)