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Our Director's Statement on Black Lives Matter

"As Director of iSPARC, I speak for the Center in agreeing with the principle that Martin Luther King Jr. so powerfully stated: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

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Psychiatry Information in Brief

iSPARC's Psychiatry Information in Brief has reached over 175,000 downloads!

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Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research

Our mission is to promote the full participation in socially valued roles of transition-age youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions.

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Lifeline4Moms

Helping the Health Care Community Optimize Maternal Mental Health

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for those living with mental health conditions, their families, and supporters.

Hot Off the Press

Friday, April 30, 2021

Brain Injury Clubhouses

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that the number of people living with permanent disability from brain injury grows annually as medical technology has advanced in life saving techniques. However, community-based programs which enable brain injury survivors to live productive lives throughout the entire course of recovery have not grown proportionately to meet this the need. Brain Injury Clubhouses were developed to address the need for coordinated, long-term, community-based supports for brain survivors in a community-based setting. Brain Injury Clubhouses are designed to improve the lives of persons with ABI and reduce strain on caregivers and healthcare services

The information in this research brief is designed to provide funders, administrators, policy makers, and other stakeholders with an overview of Brain Injury Clubhouses. The brief also provides outcomes associated with participation in a Brain Injury Clubhouse from a recent research study to provide stakeholders with a better understanding of Brain Injury Clubhouses.

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

Accessibility 101

Accessibility refers to whether a product or service is usable by all regardless of disability status. Principles of accessibility are not limited to physical spaces (such as stairs or curbs) – the same principles apply to websites and public facing documents. There are guidelines to follow to make documents, web pages, presentations, products, and research findings more accessible to people with disabilities. This tip sheet offers an introduction to accessibility and will be followed by tip sheets that focus on specifics.

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Friday, April 02, 2021

Ways to Mind Your Mental Health in Challenging Times

The isolation that youth and young adults have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted their mental health. This tip sheet offers some ideas and supports that youth and young adults can use to connect with others and help them feel better.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Top Tips for Running a Virtual Advisory Board

In this tip sheet, the iSPARC Stakeholder Engagement Program offers advice on how to run an advisory council virtually. It also talks about some of the benefits of having your council meet virtually.

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