Our Research
Funding Information
The Finding a Path Forward Project and its evaluation is supported by funding from:
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), K23 Grant, 2020-25, PI: Santos
- CSUSB Undergraduate Summer Research Program, 2021, PI: Santos
- CSUSB Office of Student Research, STEM en familia Grant Program, 2020-2021, PI: Santos
Study Aims
The Finding a Path Forward Project is part of a study that aims to:
- Compare our program to the mental health services already available in community settings to see whether our program better supports clients use of care
- Identify how and why our program better supports client use of care
- Better understand what factors make it easier or harder to stay connected with and benefit from mental health services
Research Team Publications
Selected Research Team Publications
- Santos, M. M., Nagy, G. A., Kanter, J. W., & Lopez, S. R. (2021). Applying a process-oriented model of cultural competence to behavioral activation for depression. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.11.007
- Santos, M. M., Puspitasari, A., Nagy, G., & Kanter, J. W. (2021). Behavioral activation. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Vol. 1. Overview and Approaches (pp. 235-273). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000218-009
- Santos, M. M., Kopelowicz, A., & Lopez, S. R. (2018). Recovery from schizophrenia: The case of Mexican-origin consumers and family caregivers. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 206(6), 439-445. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000826
- Kanter, J.W., Puspitasari, A.J., Santos, M.M., Nagy, GA. (2012). Behavioural activation: history, evidence and promise. British Journal of Psychiatry, 200(5), 361-363. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.111.103390
