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Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 4 (4 total).

Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)

Annotation: The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), an advocacy organization supported by over 100 academic associations and educational institutions, serves as a bridge between researchers and policymakers. The consortium advocates for the inclusion of social and behavioral science perspectives in federally funded research on women's health. It also informs the science community about relevant federal policies, cooperates with other science and education groups to meet common goals, and monitors the status of women in health professions and as researchers. Publications include a newsletter. COSSA also sponsors conferences.

Keywords: Advocacy, Behavioral sciences, Research, Social sciences, Women', s health

National Center for School Engagement (NCSE)

Annotation: The National Center for School Engagement was established based on over a decade of educational research conducted by Colorado Foundation for Families and Children, now the Partnership for Families and Children. NCSE studies and produces papers and reports on school attendance, attachment, and achievement, as well as provides training and technical assistance, research and evaluation to school districts, law enforcement agencies, courts, as well as state and federal agencies.

Keywords: Bullying, Educational attainment, Psychology, Psychosocial factors, School attendance, Schools, Social behavior

National Center for Youth Issues (NCYI)

Annotation: The National Center for Youth Issues aspires to be America’s premier clearinghouse for resource materials, training and support services to advance the psychosocial, emotional, physical, character, and life-skill capacities of today's children and youth. It provides materials for elementary, middle, and high schools in a breadth of topics including counseling, bullying, character education, social and life skills, anger and conflict, substance abuse, learning disabilities, and grief and depression.

Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Mental health, Social behavior

National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

Annotation: The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) opened officially on July 1, 1995 to advance behavioral and social sciences research and training, integrate a biobehavioral perspective across the NIH, and improve communication among scientists and with the public. Activitries include developing funding initiatives for research and training, setting priorities for behavioral and social sciences research, providing opportunities for training and career development for behavioral and scientists, linking minority students with mentors, and organizing conferences, workshops, and lectures.

Keywords: Behavioral sciences, Federal programs, Research programs, Social sciences
   

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