Nursing Home Staff Declining Vaccinations at Alarming Rate
Bay News 9-Tampa
... get the vaccine. because of medical reasons. dr lindsay peterson with usf school of aging studies says. this could have serious consequences. USF leader in aging studies, Kathryn Hyer, dies at "peak of her career"
Tampa Bay Times
... of her purse as she bustled through the halls of the University of South Florida's School of Aging Studies. Scribbled down ideas for future ... New USF center will explore changes to policing, court system
Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay Business Journal
On Thursday, USF announced that the two will jointly direct its new Center for Justice Research and Policy, a move that follows through on the university's pledge to be a force for change in the wake of last summer's racial justice protests. USF's new Center for Justice Research & Policy to study social and criminal justice issues
St. Pete Catalyst
... policing, equity and the justice system, the University of South Florida has created an interdisciplinary center dedicated to serving ... | 
Through her teaching and research, Kyaien Conner, associate professor of Mental Health Law and Policy, is working to reduce health disparities in communities of color. While access to treatment and physicians is important, she wants people to recognize that those disparities aren't only about health. They are about all aspects of society that lead people to feel marginalized, mistreated and discriminated against, factors that enhance stress and fear, which are directly connected to health. 
Micah Johnson, assistant professor in the USF Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, published his debut children's book, 
This Is My Brave: Stories from the Black Community continues Sunday, February 7, 2021. This series, co-produced by MHLP's Dr. Kyaien Conner, focuses on authentic storytelling from members of the Black community who have experienced mental illness. These stories of recovery, resilience, and hope are shared in effort to combat the stigma surrounding mental illness and discussions of mental health in Black communities nationwide. Learn more about this series 
Dr. Roger Peters, Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy served as a panelist on a recent webinar sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS), Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, entitled "Alternatives to Incarceration in the Context of Principles of Therapeutic Justice". Dr. Peters provided presentations on the effectiveness of drug treatment under judicial supervision, and populations that experience the greatest benefit from court-supervised treatment programs. The webinar was attended by over 200 participants, primarily from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean basin.
Dr. Iraida Carrion was selected as a Scholar by the Cobb Scholars Program of the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute funded through the NIH Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity. The Cobb Scholar program is led in collaboration with distinguished leadership from the Morehouse School of Medicine's National Research Mentoring Network (and the Association for Academic Minority Physicians). As a Cobb Scholar, she will engage in intensive mentorship and participate in specialized programming to advance her research portfolio and professional goals.
Hot off the Press is the latest version of Child & Family Studies' Impact Report, which covers the activities and accomplishments of the department from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
The Florida Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program has been contracted by the Florida Office of Early Learning/Preschool Development Grant to conduct a pilot project aimed at testing the delivery of early childhood online digital supports to improve children's school readiness skills. Funding for year one of the project is $313,384.46. The test conducted should determine the usability, usefulness, and usage of the various digital supports and, if possible, the direct effect of the digital supports on children's school readiness skills. The state is working with Dr. Tracy Payne, CFS Assistant Research Professor and Director of the Florida HIPPY Training and Technical Assistance Center, on the design of the study which will include the release of an Intent-to-Negotiate with Application Developers to identify the mobile applications that will be tested in the study.