Improving Deployment-Related Primary Care Provider Assessments of PTSD and Mental Health Conditions (09/09 - 09/11) Funded by the U. S. Department of the Army, this study addresses the need for research on service delivery approaches for service members with combat-related physical or psychiatric symptoms, including post-traumatic stress disorder and/or post-concussive symptoms. Susan Douglas Kelley, PI; Leonard Bickman, Co-Investigator

Implementation of Feedback System to Improve EBTs for Children in Mental Health (07/09 - 06/12) Funded by AHRQ, this Quality Improvement Intervention (QII) will examine the impact of a measurement feedback system for mental health care providers delivering evidence-based treatments to children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders. Kimberly Hoagwood, PI; Leonard Bickman, Co-PI

Revolutionizing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Bringing CFIT to Scale (01/08 - 05/10) Funded by the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, this project is dedicated to the advancement of the CFIT software, the creation of a training CD with case studies that demonstrate the use of CFIT in clinical practice, and the development of an implementation tool-kit. Through these developments, we will prepare CFIT for widespread dissemination. This study relies on a mixed-method approach that includes semi-structured interviews with counselors and their supervisors, organizational case studies, quantitative profile analysis, interviews with the key change agents, and historical document review. Leonard Bickman, Katherine Taylor Haynes, Co-PIs; Susan Douglas Kelley, Investigator ($250K)

Program Evaluation of Post-Deployment Health Assessment and Reassessment Process (10/07 - 11/09) Funded by the U. S. Department of Defense, this intensive 1-year evaluation project contributes to the goal of enhancing the post-deployment related continuum of care for returning soldiers with a focus on the clinical health risk appraisal tools and the overall health appraisal and referral process. Leonard Bickman, Susan Douglas Kelley, Co-PIs ($1.0M)

Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) (10/07 - 10/12) This major award ($40M) from the National Center for Research Resources of the NIH will help create a Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) to provide support for faculty working to translate fundamental scientific discoveries into clinical practice with the goal to measurably improve population health. Leonard Bickman will provide the project evaluation.

Evaluation of Mississippi’s Statewide Child Traumatic Stress Network (10/07 - 9/11) This project is funded through an award to the Catholic Charities of Jackson, Mississippi by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Community Treatment and Services Center Grants Program. Vanderbilt University will provide leadership to project evaluation. Ana María Brannan, PI ($179K)

Improving Principal Leadership Through Feedback and Coaching (03/07 - 02/11) Funded by the Institute of Education Services, this multi-phase randomized longitudinal study is based on mixed method research design. An intervention comprised of systematic and constructive feedback from teachers to principals, and systematic coaching on how to use feedback information, will be tested in the Metropolitan Nashville Public School System. The intervention is intended to improve leadership and demonstrate a causal connection between improved leadership and student achievement. Leonard Bickman, Ellen Goldring, Co-PIs ($2.0M)

Pine Belt System of Care (PBSOC) (10/06 - 9/12) This project is funded through an award to the Mississippi Department of Mental Health by the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. Vanderbilt University will provide the project evaluation. Ana Maria Brannan, PI ($300K)

Using Baby Books to Promote Maternal and Child Health (4/05 - 1/10) Funded by the National Institute of Child and Human Development, the project will provide an intervention, in the form of baby books, designed to educate and persuade mothers to follow the anticipatory guidance advocated by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The books are designed to educate mothers on child development and childhood injury prevention, promote reading and better health practices, and provide opportunities for high quality mother-child interactions. Primiparious women in their third trimester of pregnancy will be recruited for the study and retained until their child is 18 months old. Leonard Bickman, PI; ($1.2m)

Implementing Feedback Interventions to Improve Outcomes (8/04 - 4/10) Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the study examines effects of theory-driven Web-based measurement, feedback, training and organizational intervention on clinical practices of counselors and the mental health outcomes of adolescents in a large national mental health organization. Leonard Bickman, PI; Carolyn Breda, Project Manager ($3.4M)