Esposito-Smythers Receives Funding For Project Aimed At Saving Young Lives & Decreasing Health Disparities Through Dissemination Of Culturally Sensitive Evidence-Based Assessments To State-Funded Behavioral Health Organizations
Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Professor, Psychology, received funding for the project: "Saving Young Lives and Decreasing Health Disparities Through the Dissemination of Culturally Sensitive Evidence-Based Assessments to State-Funded Behavioral Health Organizations."
With the support of U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) who championed this project, the Center for Evidence-Based Behavioral Health (CEBBH) at George Mason University will achieve the following two aims with regional partners: train clinicians who serve diverse, low-income youth and families, and their clinical supervisors, in the use of measurement-based care (MBC) to allow for regular administration of culturally sensitive evidence-based assessments to clients; and help administrators effectively implement use of MBC across their organizations so that all clients might benefit from their use.
Esposito-Smythers and her collaborators will train 150 clinicians and 40 clinical supervisors who serve youth and families within the Northern Virginia region.
Esposito-Smythers will receive $943,983 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Funding will begin in Sept. 2023 and will end in Sept. 2024.
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