Mental Health and Infectious Disease
BHEAM
Behavioral Health Equity Across Maryland (BHEAM)
Goal: To develop, implement, and evaluate a community health worker-led Mental Health Care Model that improves the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of depression, anxiety, and alcohol and substance use disorder among limited English proficiency Latinos in Baltimore.
Mission: To meet the behavioral health needs of Spanish-speaking undocumented Latino adults in Maryland through a community health worker-driven program that includes outreach, clinical care, case management and navigation to resources.
Vision: To promote behavioral health equity for Spanish-speaking Latinos in Maryland
For more information, please contact: bheam@jhmi.edu
The SPOT Van
Building on Needle Exchange to Optimize HIV Prevention/Treatment
This is a cluster randomized study to determine if delivery of integrated health services (buprenorphine, STI, HIV and HCV testing and treatment, and wound care) in a mobile clinic is sustainable, cost-effective, and improved health outcomes.
Violence victimization among Latino immigrant adults in Maryland
This project examined the experience of violence and discrimination among Latino immigrants using qualitative methods.
The HEAL Refugee Health & Asylum Collaborative
Through innovative partnerships and education, HEAL expands access to responsive health care and supportive services for immigrant survivors of torture and trauma. The HEAL Refugee Health & Asylum Collaborative is comprised of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Esperanza Center, Asylee Women Enterprise, and Loyola University Maryland. HEAL leverages the unique strengths of each of its partnership institutions, providing an innovative and interprofessional center of excellence in refugee health and asylum medicine. A core HEAL service is providing access to pro bono forensic medical-legal evaluations to clients in the Baltimore area and beyond.
Contact Info: info@healasylum.org
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