Recent News
DR. OLUWOYE INVITED TO SERVE ON NAMI’S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Learn more about NAMI and the Scientific Advisory Council
CONGRATULATIONS TO BRYONY STOKES, 2026 RECIPIENT OF THE EDWARD E. GRAFF AWARD!
Bryony Stokes, prevention science doctoral candidate, was selected to receive the Edward E. Graff Award among numerous applications. The award she received will help support the recruitment of participants for her dissertation.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ELIZABETH FRASER ON HER POSTER ACCEPTANCE TO AACAP CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER!
Elizabeth Fraser, graduate research assistant, along with Elias Sandoval, Dr. Oladunni Oluwoye and Dr. Jack McCellan from UW Psychiatry, will presenting their poster titled: Conversion From At-Risk States to First-Episode Psychosis Across Ethnoracial and Migrant Populations: A Scoping Review, at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) in later this year in Chicago.
DR. OLUWOYE AND HER TEAM RECEIVED A $4.5 MILLION GRANT FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH TO IMPROVE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN COORDINATED SPECIALTY CARE PROGRAMS.
This five-year grant includes collaborations with Co-Investigators located at the University of New Mexico and George Mason University. Learn more about these coordinated specialty care programs.
Recent Publications
EXPERIENCES ACCESSING AND ENGAGING IN EARLY PSYCHOSIS CARE AMONG HISPANIC FAMILIES: JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
Dr. Silva Garcia and the New Journeys team’s recently published a study in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health that explores Hispanic families’ experiences navigating early psychosis care in Washington State. Findings highlight the need for mental health services and coordinated specialty care to focus on integration of cultural competence, improving access to language services, and welcoming the active involvement of peers and family members as an extended and valued network.
TRANSITIONING OUT OF COORDINATED SPECIALTY CARE: EXPLORATION OF SERVICE USERS’ AND FAMILIES’ GOALS AND NEEDS
Elizabeth Fraser’s, graduate student in the Prevention Science Program, recent publication in Psychiatric Services found that while service users looked forward to discharge, family members were hesitant about their readiness, yet, both groups agreed on the need for continued support after CSC, including ongoing mental health care, education, and stable employment to promote independence, and families emphasized hope for lasting relationships for their loved ones.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF AND EXPERIENCE WITH PORTLAND STREET RESPONSE PROGRAM
Dr. Leickly and colleagues recruited 60 participants, who completed qualitative interviews to explore experiences with the Portland Street Response. See what they found in their manuscript published in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness.
RISK ENVIRONMENTS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES: A PROTOCOL FOR A NOVEL MIXED METHODS FEASIBILITY STUDY
Dr. Kriegel recently published her protocol paper for her study embedded with her National Institute of Mental Health-funded career development award. Her study uses a QUALITATIVE + QUANTITATIVE (spatial) concurrent mixed-methods to examine factors at various levels that interact with public and private spaces.
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PILOT STUDY ON THE INTEGRATION OF A CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT MODEL TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AMONG INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR PSYCHOSIS
Supported by the LEAD Program at the University of San Francisco, Dr. Oluwoye and her team conducted a pilot study to integrate contingency management in coordinated specialty care programs for first-episode psychosis. Findings suggest CM in CSC show promise and additional modifications are needed prior to conducting a larger study.