The American Psychological Foundation and APA’s Science Directorate invite proposals for the 2008 Todd E. Husted Memorial Dissertation Award. This $2,000 award supports dissertation research on mental illness services with great potential to improve services for those with severe and persistent mental illnesses, by, for example:
- Developing interventions that prevent deterioration, homelessness, and premature deaths of those with serious mental illness.
- Improving the medication and treatment compliance of those with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder.
- Improving the identification, diversion, and treatment of people who enter the criminal justice system as a result of their mental illness.
- Educating professionals in the criminal justice system about the role of serious mental illnesses in the behavior of mentally ill offenders.
- Increasing access to and use of services and support for the most treatment-resistant and severely mentally ill individuals.
The application deadline is September 15, 2008. Applicants for the Husted Award must meet the same eligibility requirements as applicants for the APA Dissertation Research Awards, and application packets must be received by the Science Directorate by September 15. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of experts on serious mental illnesses. For more information, please visit: www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html
