Supporting At-Home Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SASY): A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Led by Drs. Lara Gunderson and Daniel Shattuck, the “Supporting At-Home Sexual and Gender Minority Youth” (SASY) pilot project is assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing mandates on the mental health of sexual and gender minority youth […]
Research and Community Partnership Results in SAMHSA Award
The Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) was awarded a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) entitled “Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Youth Underage Drinking & RX Opioid Misuse Prevention Partnership (ABC Prevent),” PIRE partners with the Bernalillo County Community Health Council (BCCHC) in this coalition-driven project to evaluate and implement, evidence-based […]
Reducing LGBTQ+ Adolescent Suicide
Reducing youth suicide in the U.S. is a national public health priority, and LGBTQ youth are at an especially elevated risk. A safe and supportive school environment is pivotal to preventing youth suicide, second only to a safe and supportive home in importance for preventing suicide and other risk behaviors. Schools are now widely accepted […]
CONNECT (Santa Fe Accountable Health Community)
Funded by Santa Fe County, New Mexico CONNECT, based on the Accountable Health Community (AHC) model developed by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), is a systems-change model to address the social determinants of health of Santa Fe County residents. It mobilizes Navigators housed in a range of service agencies who can connect […]
