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January 29, 2012 - Info sheet
Research Network on Mental Health and the Law
The Network on Mental Health and the Law was established to build an empirical foundation for the next generation of mental health laws — laws that will assure the rights and the safety of individuals and of ... Read More
January 29, 2012 - Info sheet
Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health
The Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health has enhanced understanding of the mechanisms by which socioeconomic factors affect the health of individuals and their communities. Read More
January 29, 2012 - Info sheet
Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood
Ages 18 to 30 is a time of profound change, when young adults acquire the skills and education they need for jobs and careers, when they establish households and relationships, begin families, and begin to contribute ... Read More
January 29, 2012 - Info sheet
Research Network on Youth Mental Health Care
Objectives
One-fifth of the children in the United States have a diagnosable mental disorder. About 10 percent of American children receive some form of mental health care each year. Unfortunately, many of those who do receive ... Read More
December 22, 2011 - In the Media
Jurors Can't Distinguish Between Knowing and Reckless Conduct
From the National Law Journal Read More
November 11, 2011 - Publication
How Housing Matters Commentaries
A series of commentaries run by Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity on the key questions raised in the 2011 How Housing Matters conference. Read More
November 3, 2011 - In the Media
Telling the Story of the Brain’s Cacophony of Competing Voices
From the New York Times Read More
November 2, 2011 - Publication
2011 How Housing Matters Conference Videos
Excerpts from a day-long conference hosted by The National Building Museum, in partnership with MacArthur and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read More
November 1, 2011 - Publication
Grantee Hosts Bipartisan Budget Forum
The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, hosted the forum on how the federal government can avoid budget catastrophe, featuring theoretical and modeling work supported by the Foundation. Read More
September 29, 2011 - Press release
Engaging the Public Domain
The International Journal of Learning and Media devoted an entire issue to the changing relationships between learning and media across a wide range of forms and settings. Read More
August 30, 2011 - In the Media
Vanderbilt to Lead MacArthur Law and Neuroscience Study
From Nashville Public Radio Read More
August 12, 2011 - Press release
Map on Coral Reef Systems Bolsters Conservation Efforts
Working in collaboration with other organizations, the Wildlife Conservation Society mapped coral systems and their exposure to stress factors. Read More
August 12, 2011 - Publication
New Data on Coral Reef Systems Bolster Conservation Efforts
This report, produced in part by MacArthur grantee the Wildlife Conservation Society, studies the exposure of the world's corals to stress factors and identifies areas where those factors can be locally managed. Read More
August 8, 2011 - From the field
Study Shows Significant Economic Value of Jamaica’s Threatened Coral Reefs
Tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection represent just three of the many culturally and economically important services reef ecosystems provide in Jamaica, according to a MacArthur-supported report. Read More
