We help our university and research partners elevate the real-world impact of research.
Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion
Live & Learn works with the Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities to accomplish the goals of their NIDILRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, including projects related to self-directed care, community integration, parenting, and peer support.
UCSF Department of Psychiatry
Live & Learn works with The Wavefront DBT Clinic, a clinical program within the UCSF Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, on an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention study that uses data collected during Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) to develop models of dynamic near-time predictors of youth suicide. Live & Learn advises on gathering stakeholder perspectives and modeling emotion regulation to predict youth suicidal behavior.
Human Services Research Institute
Live & Learn and Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) collaborate on projects related to peer support and self-determination in public mental health systems, including a newly launched effort to outline the policy and practice attributes of modern behavioral health system.
UIC Center on Integrated Health Care and Self-Directed Recovery
Live & Learn works with the University of Illinois at Chicago on a study of the health and wellbeing of individuals who have obtained a certified peer specialist (CPS) credential.
Tobacco Harm Reduction Research Project
Live & Learn assists investigators from UC San Francisco and the Rose Research Center on evaluating a project that uses a harm reduction approach to changing tobacco use by individuals with psychiatric history.
Advocates for Human Potential
Live & Learn reviews and advise Advocates for Human Potential project director Darby Penney on project protocols, data collection instruments and policies, and offers advice on interpreting findings from their NIDILRR-funded study: "Increasing Community Participation Among Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities through Intentional Peer Support.”
On all projects, we partner with community-based organizations, governments, and researchers to maximize what we can learn from each other. Most of our collaborations are based on long-term, reciprocal relationships with our partners, with whom power and influence is shared.
