Emily Goldmann

COVID-related stressors and mental health among harm reduction service providers in New York State

Principal Investigator: Emily Goldmann

Researchers: Holly Hagan, Danielle Ompad, Daniel Hagen

Funder: NIH Supplement grant to submit May 15 (NIDA) – not funded; revising to submit as R21

New marijuana products: Implications for sexual effects and sexual risk behavior

Principal Investigator: Emily Goldmann

Researchers: Danielle Ompad, Melody Goodman, Daniel Hagen, Simon Sandh

Funder: Pilot grant funded by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) Pilot Projects and Mentoring Core ($5000)

Seeking new students: No

Comparing behavioral health estimates across US population-based studies.

Principal Investigators: Goldmann E, McGill M, Ompad DC, Goodman M.

Available datasets for mental health surveillance in Ghana.

Principal Investigators: Goldmann E, Poku O, Hagen D.

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Peter Navario

A Randomized controlled trial of Self-help Plus (SH+): Improving the mental health of refugee men through guided self-help

Role: Project Director

Funder: ELRHA (www.elrha.org)

A consortium comprised of HealthRight International, WHO, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Ministry of Health, Uganda, and Johns Hopkins University translated and adapted Self-help Plus (SH+) for use with South Sudanese refugees. SH+, developed by WHO, targets psychological distress broadly, both in people who meet and who do not meet formal diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. It is a promising first-line intervention that can reduce psychological suffering in large groups of people. Adaptation of SH+ with South Sudanese refugee men started in September 2018, and we are particularly interested in learning whether reduced psychological distress is associated with reduced alcohol misuse, perpetration of gender-based violence, and improved household economic outcomes.