In the Media
May 12, 2020
KKCO 11 News
Colorado news station, KKCO 11, featured an article and news clip about the Addressing Food Insecurity by Improving Referral Systems between Medical and Social Services Providers in Mesa County project a study conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (Anschutz) and lead by Dr. Anne Nederveld.
View the article and news clip: CU researchers working to address food insecurity on the Western Slope
January 6, 2020
Denverite
Online news source, Denverite, featured an article about Lab-funded project, The Intersection of Housing and Mental Health: Mapping Critical Social Determinants of Health, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Northern Colorado (UNCO). The Colorado Lab’s Deputy Director, Dr. Elysia Clemens, and UNCO PIs Drs. Jieun Lee and Ivan Ramirez, reflect on the research and outcomes.
Read the article: New research maps where housing and health crises collide in Colorado
November 26, 2019
The Chronicle of Social Change
Nonprofit online news source, The Chronicle of Social Change, featured an article on the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), a 2018 act aimed at expanded Title IV-E prevention services to strengthen families.
The Colorado Lab’s Deputy Director, Dr. Elysia Clemens, and a member of our University of Denver and Colorado Applied Research and Action Network (CARAN) community, Dr. Heather Taussig, shed a little light on FFPSA.
Read the article: A Philanthropic Partner for Building the Family First Arsenal
November 19, 2019
A Mathematica Podcast: On the Evidence
The Colorado Lab’s Director, Dr. Kristin Klopfenstein, recently spoke with Mathematica’s J.B. Wogan about the policy lab model at the 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference.
Listen to the podcast: Policy Labs: Research for State and Local Government
November 18, 2019
The Colorado Independent
Online news source, The Colorado Independent, featured an article about the recently completed Lab-funded project, The Intersection of Housing and Mental Health: Mapping Critical Social Determinants of Health, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Northern Colorado.
November 13, 2019
News Release
Researchers at the University of Northern Colorado completed a study mapping the places in Colorado where people’s access to affordable housing and their challenges related to mental health overlap, giving policymakers the ability to target state resources to help those most in need.
Read the news release: New On-line Mapping Tool Targets Link Between Housing, Mental Health
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