Archived Projects

Hawai‘i State Governor’s Office of Wellness and Resilience (Chertavian, Okamura, Palafu, Pascual, Primack)
  • Funder: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration Maui Wildfires Supplemental Funding (5 H79 SM082961-04)
  • Estimated Completion Date: February 2025

This one-year pilot project will support the Office of Wellness and Resilience in implementing and evaluating an ecological momentary assessment wellness app for behavioral health workers following the tragic August 2023 Maui wildfires. Our team will (a) participate in piloting and training of the wellness app, (b) develop a process for data use in supervision, (c) provide implementation recommendations based on user-data, and (d) evaluate the effectiveness of the wellness app in reducing burnout and vicarious trauma.

Hawaiʻi State Department of Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division – Data to Wisdom (Okamura, Carreira-Ching, Palafu, Pascual, Primack)
  • Funder: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (5 H79 SM082961-04) 
  • Estimated Completion Date: August 2024 

This multiyear project supports ongoing quality improvement initiatives within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division. Our team is focused on efforts related to (a) behavioral health workforce development, (b) supporting trauma-informed care implementation, (c) understanding organizational climate and the learning healthcare system, and (d) managing federal reporting and multimillion dollar per year budgets. 

Evaluating the Impact of Vape Access Sites: A Geospatial Analysis of the Windward School District  (Palafu, Carreira-Ching, Okamura)  
  • Funder: Hawaiʻi Pacific University Undergraduate Infrastructure Student Research Center, Team Science  
  • Estimated Completion Date: June 2024

Facilitating the implementation of a prevention/intervention program, such as Hoʻouna Pono, within a community requires attention to unique contextual factors. This project aims to support the greater goal of implementing Hoʻouna Pono in the Windward School District by evaluating the extent of youth exposure to Vape access sites (I.e., vape shops).  

The Brooklyn Parenting Center at Maimonides Hospital (Okamura, Pascual, Harris, Haupt)
  • Funder: Maimonides Hospital & Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (1 H79 FG000901-01) 
  • Estimated Completion Date: October 2023 

The Brooklyn Parenting Center is a targeted program to address maternal mental health, social determinants of health, and adverse childhood experiences in the first 1000 days of infant development. Our goal is to provide (a) consultation on the clinical workflow model within the prenatal, inpatient, and pediatric settings, (b) implementation consultation to address screening and intervention, and (c) support the evaluation design to ensure effective implementation and sustainability.