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About CBRS

Center Director

Associate Directors
   Grace L. Reynolds
   Lee M. Kochems

Faculty Collaborators
   Carol Itatani
   Norma Shipp
   Kevin Malotte
   Philip S. Chong
   Vincent Del Casino
   Scott Hershberger
   Jack W. Hou
   Alexander Rainof
   Christine Jocoy
   William Pedersen
   Jeffrey Davis

Mission & Goals

Annual Report
       2005-2006
       2004-2005
       2003-2004 
       2002-2003
       2000-2001
       1999-2000
       1998-1999

1998-1999
Annual Report
Current Research & Evaluation Activities
The Center for Behavioral Research and Services was actively involved in six research projects during 1998–1999. Three of these studies focused on HIV prevention, one on the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, one on tuberculosis, and one on cigar smoking. Funding for these multi-year studies came from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the State of California, and a subcontract from UCLA on an NHLBI-funded project.

Current Service Activities
Service activities this year fell into four categories: mental health services for people with HIV; community HIV-prevention programs targeting gay men, gay Latinos, and drug users; pregnancy prevention among teens; and training and technical assistance in HIV prevention. At the end of July, 1999, the HIV mental health program was transferred, at our request, to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and so is no longer associated directly with our center.

Accomplishments
During the year, Center staff and faculty had 24 articles published (or under review for publication) in scientific journals. In addition, 10 papers were presented at conferences, including the American Public Health Association and an invited paper at an international scientific conference in Jerusalem (Substance Abuse Issues in the Year 2000), and 29 workshops or other professional training presentations were made.

Student and Faculty Involvement
Four Center employees served in faculty roles at the University during the year, and five faculty members served on the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Center. Five Social Work graduate students served internships in the Center's mental health program. Thirteen graduate and undergraduate students were employed at the Center during the year. Three former students became full-time employees with the Center, joining nine others now working full time.

Other
During the year 20 contracts and grants supported the Center's activities with funding at $2,926,132. Center employees reflected the demographics of Long Beach: half are male and half female; African-Americans comprise 22%, Asian/Pacific Islanders 13%, Latinos/Hispanics 24%, and Whites, 40%.

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