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C.A.L Research Projects

 



C.A.L. Research projects, by county:

    Alameda

  • Evaluation of hepatitis and HIV prevention services (2005-10);

  • Evaluation of binge drinking prevention program (2005-06);

  • Funding for hepatitis and HIV prevention services for African American and Latino drug users and their families (2005);

  • Data collection for evaluation of school-based anti-smoking programs in Tracy (2005);

  • Evaluation of workshop for Asian women about violence against women on college campuses (2004-05);

  • Evaluation of tabacco prevention for American Indian youth (2003-05);

  • Evaluation of substance abuse prevention program in Fremont (2003-05);

  • Funding for substance abuse prevention programs to reduce binge drinking (2004);

  • Funding for needle exchange programs (2004); and

  • Study of service needs of people with disabilities in South and East County regions (2004).


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    Amador

  • HIV Prevention Needs Assessment (1995);

  • Evaluation of Ryan White Title II services for people living with AIDS (1995);

  • Substance abuse service needs assessment (1990-92); and

  • Funding for Substance Abuse Master Plan development (1990).


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    Calaveras

  • HIV Prevention Needs Assessment (1995);

  • Evaluation of Ryan White Title II services for people living with AIDS (1995);

  • Substance abuse service needs assessment (1990-92);

  • Substance abuse cost reports (1990); and

  • Funding for Substance Abuse Master Plan development (1990).

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    Colusa

  • Plans for substance abuse prevention and education services (1989).


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    Contra Costa

  • Evaluation of hepatitis and HIV prevention services in west county (2005-10);

  • Evaluation of substance abuse prevention in monument corridor (2005-2008);

  • Health needs assessment for minority drug users returning from incarceration (2005-06);

  • Evaluation of training for health clinic staff about adoption (2004-06);

  • Funding for hepatitis and HIV prevention services for drug users in west county (2005);

  • Funding for collaborative substance abuse prevention services in monument corridor (2005);

  • Funding for services for low-income HIV+ clients (2005);

  • Funding for after-school programs for Asian youth in West County (2004);

  • Operating funds for countywide substance abuse and HIV/AIDS service organization (2004); and

  • Evaluation of outreach and health education for monolingual Spanish-speaking women in central and east county regions (2004).

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    El Dorado

  • Identify services to help HIV positive people participate in primary care (2000);  and

  • Juvenile Justice needs assessment and service plan (1996-97).


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    Fresno

  • Study of health education needs of Hmong (2005);

  • Evaluation of workshop for Asian women about violence against women on college campuses (2004-05);

  • Funding for rural alcoholism services (1988); and

  • Assessment of alcoholism service needs (1988).


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    Imperial

  • Evaluation of Drug Court program (2000-03);

  • Evaluation of Probation services for high-risk youth (1999-2003);

  • Evaluation of Children's System of Care mental health services (2000-01);

  • Evaluation of Migrant Teacher training (1998-2001);

  • Funding for Drug Court (2000);

  • Evaluation of Academic Mentoring programs (1999-2000);

  • Evaluation of Gang Reduction Intervention Program (GRIP) serving elementary schools in several communities (1997-2000).

  • Evaluation of SafeFutures, a comprehensive program of juvenile delinquency prevention, intervention, sanctions, and aftercare services in Northend communities (1996-2000);

  • Evaluation of Americorps programs (1995-2000); and

  • Study of model Migrant Teacher training programs (1998-99).


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    Inyo

  • Juvenile justice needs assessment and plan (1996-97);

  • Substance abuse needs assessment (1990); and

  • Funding for substance abuse Master Plan development (1990).


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    Kern

  • Study of health education needs of Latino youth (2005-06);

  • Substance abuse treatment services for Latinos (1998); and

  • Technical Assistance in preparing substance abuse Master Plan (1991).


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    Kings

  • Funding for Academic Mentoring services (1996).


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    Los Angeles

  • Evaluation of drug abuse treatment for Koreans, Cambodian, and Samoans (2005-08);

  • Study of health education needs of Latino youth (2005-06);

  • Funding for substance abuse treatment services for Asian Americans (2005);

  • Evaluation of workshop for Asian women about violence against women on college campuses (2004-05);

  • Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Court (2002-05);

  • Mental health referral database (2003);

  • Funding for Juvenile Drug Court (2002);

  • Evaluation of Drug Court programs (1997-2000 and 2000-01);

  • Evaluation of Dual Diagnosis treatment services (1998-2000);

  • Evaluation of residential and outpatient drug abuse treatment for referrals from criminal justice agencies (1993-97);  

  • Funding for substance abuse treatment for Latinos (1996); and

  • Federal funding for expanded Drug Court services (1995).


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    Marin

  • Evaluation of treatment for methamphetamine users (2004-07);

  • Funding for treatment for methamphetamine abuse (2004);

  • Evaluation of employment services for substance abuse treatment clients (2000-04);

  • Evaluation of County's expanded substance abuse treatment services for African American injected drug users (2000-04);

  • Funding for smoking cessation program for women in residential drug treatment (2003);

  • Evaluation of distribution of assistive technology for disabled (2002-03);

  • Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Court (2000-01);

  • Evaluation of residential substance abuse treatment services for women with children (1995-2001);

  • Evaluation of HUD Drug Elimination project (1993-94, 1996-97 and 1998-2001); and

  • Evaluation of Center Point's demonstration program linking substance abuse treatment, primary care, and mental health services (1995-97).


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    Mendocino

  • Presentation of combined drug abuse and alcoholism service plans (1992).


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    Merced

  • Evaluation of Family Drug Court (2005-06);

  • Management Information System for domestic violence services (2005-06);

  • Evaluation of enhanced enforcement of domestic violence restraining orders (2004-06);

  • Evaluation of domestic violence shelter (2003-05);

  • Annaul report for domestic violence provider (2005);

  • Volunteer training manual for sexual assault response team in Merced County (2004);

  • United Way support for clothing for survivors of sexual assault (2004);

  • Development of parenting curriculum for parents of youth in child welfare services (2003-04);

  • Revision of domestic violence prevention curricula (2003-04); and

  • Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Court (2001-04).


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    Modoc

  • Study of substance abuse and mental health service needs of Latinos (1989).


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    Mono

  • Juvenile justice needs assessment and plan (1996-97).


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    Monterey

  • Evaluation of housing and services for homeless (2003-05);

  • Evaluation of probation supervision for domestic violence cases (2000-03);

  • Evaluation of community planning for services for homeless (2002);

  • Technical Assistance in developing AB-1913 Juvenile Justice Plans (2000-01);

  • Evaluation of tobacco use prevention program (1997-2001);  and

  • Updating Children’s Out-of-Home Placement Plan (1999).


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    Orange

  • Study of health education needs of Latino youth (2005-06);

  • Evaluation of workshop for Asian women about violence against women on college campuses (2004-05);

  • Evaluation of Drug Court program (1998-99); and

  • Funding for substance abuse treatment programs for Latinos (1996).

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    Placer

  • Identify services to help HIV positive people participate in primary medical care (2002); and

  • Evaluation of Ryan White Title II services for people living with AIDS (1995).


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    Plumas

  • Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Court program (2000-02); and

  • Technical assistance with Drug Court MIS (1999-2000).


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  • Study of health education needs of Latino youth (2005-06)

    Sacramento

  • Study of health education needs for Hmong (2005);

  • Evaluation of employment services for substance abuse treatment clients (2000-04);

  • Helping Sacramento-based non-profit negotiate federal indirect cost rate (2003);

  • Identify services to help HIV positive people to participate in primary medical care (2002);

  • Follow-up study of former substance abuse treament clients (2001-02);

  • Evaluation of Ryan White Title II services for people living with AIDS (1995);

  • Evaluation of Victim/Witness program at McGeorge School of Law (1987-88); and

  • Assistance to Mexican American Alcoholism Program in preparing reports (1987).


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    San Benito

  • Evaluation of Academic Mentoring program at Anzar High School (1996-98);

  • Successful proposal to support mentoring services (1996);

  • Substance abuse needs assessment and planning support (1990-92);

  • Substance abuse Master Plan development (1990); and

  • Study of service needs of Injection Drug Users (1989-90).


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    San Bernardino

  • Study of health education needs of Latino youth (2005-06);

  • Follow-up study of former substance abuse clients (2001-02).


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  • Study of health education needs of Latino youth (2005-06);

  • Evaluation of workshop for Asian women about violence against women on college campuses (2004-05); and

  • Management of health care data for follow-up study of dual diaganosis services (2001).


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    San Francisco

  • Interviews and data collection for evaluation of Mental Health Court (2005-08);

  • Drug-abuse and HIV prevention services for women of color (2003-08)

  • Workshop curriculum for Asian and Asian-American women about violence against women on college campuses (2003-04)

  • Evaluation of outreach and substance abuse treatment services for HIV-positive women at Iris Center (2000-04);

  • Evaluation of distribution of assistive technology for disabled (2002-03);

  • Evaluation of arts programs for high-risk youth (2002-03);

  • Database and MIS systems development for substance abuse treatment programs, including Drug Court and Prop. 36 service providers (2001-03);

  • Funding for mental health services for refugees (2001);

  • Service needs of women with cancer (2001); and

  • Survey of perceptions of safety in public housing developments (1999-2000 and 2000-01).


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    San Joaquin

  • Evaluation of workshop for Asian women about violence against women on college campuses (2004-05);

  • Evaluation of Drug Court programs (1999-2001);  and

  • Federal funding for Drug Court (1999).


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    San Mateo

  • Substance abuse prevention and treatment needs assessment (2005);

  • Evaluation of Community Learning Center in South San Francisco (2005);

  • Evaluation of Families on Track program in South  San Francisco (2000-02 and 2003-04);

  • Evaluation of kindergarten readiness program in South San Francisco (2003);

  • Evaluation of Partnership for the Public’s Health in South San Francisco and Half Moon Bay (2001-03);

  • Service needs of women with cancer (2001);

  • Evaluation of San Francisco Chronicle's Season of Sharing in San Mateo County (1996); and

  • Successful grant proposal for HUD Continuum of Care (1996).


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    Santa Barbara

  • Instruments for evaluation of perinatal substance abuse treatment in Lompoc (2003);

  • Technical Assistance in developing evaluation plans for Substance abuse programs (1991-93);

  • Secondary analysis of school survey data for Santa Maria Bonita School District (1991-92);

  • Evaluation of Zona Seca alcoholism treatment program for Latinos (1990-93);

  • Technical Assistance in support of substance abuse Master Plan development (1990-92);

  • Funding for Zona Seca alcoholism treatment services (1990);

  • Funding for substance abuse Master Plan development (1990);

  • Technical Assistance in development of substance abuse Management Information System (1988-89);  and

  • Substance abuse service needs assessments (1987-94).


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    Santa Clara

  • Interviews and data collection for evaluation of Mental Health Court (2005-08);

  • Follow-up interviews for evaluation of Dual Diagnosis Drug Court (2003-06);

  • Evaluation of Family Drug Court (2002-06);

  • Evaluation of housing and services for homeless (2003-05);

  • Evaluation of anti-tobacco programs for Asians (2004);

  • Evaluation of community planning for mental health services for homeless (2002);

  • Follow-up study of former substance abuse clients (2001-02);

  • Evaluation of San Francisco Chronicle's Season of Sharing in Santa Clara County (1996);

  • Budgets for successful School to Work proposal (1995); and

  • Strategic plan for HIV and substance abuse proposal development (1988).


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    Santa Cruz

  • Evaluation of Drug Court program (1998-2000 and 2001-02);

  • Evaluation of tobacco use prevention project (1997-2001);

  • Evaluation of Dual Diagnosis demonstration project (1997-2001);

  • Evaluation of youth substance abuse prevention coalition (1999-2000);

  • Technical Assistance in support of Juvenile Justice needs assessment and development of service plan (1996-97);  and

  • Evaluation of substance abuse treatment services for Latino youth (1993-97).


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    Solano

  • Evaluation of Safe and Drug-Free Schools program (2006-07);

  • Data collection for evaluation of school-based anti-smoking programs in Vallejo (2006);

  • Study of and access to substance abuse treatment services for youth in juvenile justice system (2003);

  • Data management and analyses for evaluation of Targeted Truancy (1999-2000) and ROPP (2000) programs;

  • Evaluation of San Francisco Chronicle's Season of Sharing in Solano County (1996);

  • Study of service needs of African American senior citizens (1995-96);

  • Funding for battered women's shelters (1995);

  • Funding for immunization services (1995);

  • Assessment of service needs of Filipino senior citizens (1994); and

  • Study of service needs of Filipino youth in Vallejo (1992-94).

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    Sonoma

  • Evaluation of a substance abuse prevention program serving Latino youth (1998);

  • Evaluation of Academic Mentoring program at Flowery School in Sonoma (1996-97);

  • Evaluation of San Francisco Chronicle's Season of Sharing in Sonoma County (1996);

  • Funding for substance abuse prevention services for Latinos (1996); and

  • Funding for substance abuse treatment services for Latinos (1994-95).


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    Stanislaus

  • Evaluation of substance abuse and mental health services for adolescents (2001-04);

  • Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Court program (2000-02); 

  • Funding for services for dually diagnosed youth (2000); and

  • Funding for Juvenile Drug Court program (1997).


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    Tulare

  • Substance abuse service needs assessment (2000);

  • Field study to identify promising strategies for outreach to monolingual Spanish speaking population (1994); and

  • Evaluation of substance abuse services for minorities (1992-93).


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    Yolo

  • Evaluation of Violence Against Women on Campus project at UC Davis (1999-2001); and

  • Evaluation of Ryan White Title II services for people living with AIDS (1995).


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