The Environmental Approach to Preventing Substance Abuse
November 7, 2015
This report describes the results, findings and lessons learned from RWJF-supported efforts that used environmental approaches to preventing substance abuse, especially by youth.
The Behavioral Approach to Preventing Substance Abuse
Between 1989 and 2006 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) invested more than $400 million in efforts to prevent substance abuse (including underage drinking). That work explored two basic approaches—behavioral, which focuses on individuals’ behavior—and environmental, which focuses on communities and attempts to change the environment that supports substance abuse....
Health Forward 10 Year Report
September 15, 2015
As Health Forward completes its first decade of grantmaking, we have looked back across the health care landscape to better understand the accomplishments and obstacles surrounding care to the uninsured and underserved in the Kansas City region. Our objective is to learn from, and reflect upon, past experience, in order...
Domestic Violence and Mental Health Best Practices Literature Review
June 1, 2015
Domestic violence is pervasive and cuts across race, economic status, religion, sexual orientation, and geographic regions. Mental health and domestic violence services often cross because those who have experienced interpersonal violence, especially over prolonged periods of time, are at risk to develop mental distress. Women being abused by a partner...
Community Conversation on Health Summary Report
October 11, 2014
On October 11, 2014, the Health Forward Foundation of Greater Kansas City (Health Forward) and the United Way of Greater Kansas City partnered to sponsor the “Community Conversation on Health”. Asked to attend were people in the community most challenged by the current economic and health care system – the uninsured and underserved. The...
Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys in the U.S.
October 1, 2014
"We have this American myth of the lone cowboy on the prairie—the notion that men aren’t supposed to need anyone else. Of course, this is ridiculous." A report on the mental health and well-being of men and boys in the U.S. and opportunities to advance outcomes related to prevention, early...
2011 Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Local Data: Johnson County
November 7, 2013
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world's largest, annual population-based telephone survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the U.S. It is coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is conducted in every state and several territories.
Child Abuse Facts for Kansas and Missouri
February 1, 2012
In 2010, there were 56,897 reports of child abuse made in Missouri. Of those reports, 7,676 were made for the Kansas City metro area.
Children’s Behavioral Health Needs Assessment for Greater Kansas City
January 1, 2012
The assessment is intended to guide the development of a framework for a coordinated community system that improves access to quality, integrated and accessible behavioral health care for vulnerable and underserved children of Greater Kansas City.
Preventing Violence Against Women and Children: Workshop Summary
January 1, 2011
On January 27-28, 2011, the Institute of Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention convened its first workshop to explore the prevention of violence against women and children. Part of the forum’s mandate is to engage in multisectoral, multidirectional dialogue that explores cross-cutting approaches to violence prevention. To that end, the...