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Find out how best to develop HIV prevention programs that workCommunity Collaborative Partnerships: The Foundation for HIV Prevention Research Efforts is a must read for anyone interested in developing prevention programs within high-risk urban environments. Illustrative case studies, quality research, revealing personal stories, and helpful tables and figures provide valuable insights on innovative ways to partner in the prevention of the spread of HIV in youths. Leading experts in the field offer practical strategies to dissolve the distrust individuals in a community hold for researchers no

This study uses qualitative data from individual interviews with low-income, African American women (n = 92) between 19 and 35 years of age who participated in 12 two-hour sessions of a family-focused HIV prevention intervention. The study explores influences on three domains. At the individual domain, development of personal attributes and the perceptions that program staff was fair toward racial minorities appear to influence participation. At the program domain, staff friendliness and monetary incentive also influenced participation. At the social domain, influence of friends and emotional support influenced participation. Training staff to confront racism and to develop a culturally competent and friendly environment has the potential to increase attendance among participants at high risk for HIV exposure.

The authors sought to examine how parental preference match for service and various types of barriers to service relate to involvement in urban child mental health care. A single-group longitudinal design was used to examine whether service use at an outpatient child mental health clinic was related to parents receiving the type of service they reported wanting for their child at intake and various types of barriers to service. Families who received the service parents reported wanting for their child attended on average 2 treatment sessions more, whereas barriers were unrelated to service use. Considering parent preference for child mental health service may be an effective strategy in increasing service involvement in urban child mental health care.

*PRODUCTION: please update (final ToC below in ToC Long field) Introduction -- Understanding Child Behavioral Health within the Kenyan Context: Current Efforts in Policy, Research, and Practice -- Understanding Child Behavioral Health within the Ghanaian Context: Current Efforts in Policy, Research, and Practice -- Understanding Child Behavioral Health within the Ugandan Context: Current Efforts in Policy, Research, and Practice -- HIV/AIDS and Child Behavioral Health -- Non-Kin Support Networks and Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Child Behavioral Health in Emergency Settings -- Working with Children Affected by Conflict and Displacement -- Scaling-up Child Behavioral Health Interventions -- Measuring Child Behavioral Health in SSA: Current Practice and Way Forward -- Making Child Behavioral Health a Policy Priority: Comparative Analysis of Policy Frameworks from Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya -- Training a new Cadre of Child Behavioral Health Scientists. Current Gaps and Promise -- Integrating Research and Practice: A Practitioners' Perspective -- Engaging with the US Government on Issues of Child Behavioral Health in SSA -- Conclusion.

Despite growing numbers of homeless youth living in shelters with caregivers, little research has explored the impact of the shelter environment on emotional well-being. As such, this study assesses the relationship between shelter rules and two psychosocial outcomes among youth in New York City family shelters. Additionally, the direct effect of trauma and the moderating effect of difficulty following shelter rules on psychosocial outcomes was assessed. Youth with difficulty following shelter rules reported significantly more depressive symptoms, but less substance use. Trauma was found to be associated with increased depression and substance use. Difficulty following shelter rules was found to moderate the association between trauma and substance use. Recommendations for future interventions and the creation of shelter policies are discussed.