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| Year: | 2012 | | Amount: $92,050 |
| Title: | Reducing Depression Among Latino Elders |
| Grant Type: | Activation Fund |
This project is for Reducing Depression Among Latino Elders. Centro Las Americas (CLA) will test the efficacy of Behavior Activation (BA) therapy for depression among Latino elders in a community-based setting. BA is an evidence-based version of cognitive behavior therapy which consists of up to 12 one-hour individual sessions. It will be adapted by UMass Medical School for use with Latino elders as part of this project. CLA plans to have 40 elders receiving BA therapy and an equal number in a control group receiving case management services that Latino seniors may receive now at CLA. The goal is to have 20 in each group who are participants in the Latino Elder Program and 20 who are not. This will enable them to evaluate the efficacy of BA therapy in a community-based setting.
Project Director: Mr. Juan Gomez
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| Year: | 2010 | | Amount: $60,000 |
| Title: | Clinical Capacity Development Project |
| Grant Type: | Activation Fund |
Centro Las Americas (CLA) plans to increase their clinical and organizational capacity to provide quality Latino mental health counseling services. They have contracted with Family Services of Central Massachusetts (FSCM) to provide direct clinical supervision for CLA staff working on case management programs for the MA Department of Children and Families and the MA Department of Developmental Services. FSCM will design and conduct a training program to improve the skills of all direct care and supervisory staff providing clinical and case management.
Project Director: Juan Gomez
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