Social Work in Medicine calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Child Maltreatment: Child Maltreatment & Emerging Adulthood: Developmental Outcomes & Service Delivery

Child Maltreatment, the journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, is preparing a special issue on developmental outcomes and service delivery during emerging adulthood. The purpose of this special issue is to highlight research examining empirical links between child maltreatment and developmental outcomes during emerging adulthood, broadly defined as that period of development from 18 to 25 years of age when young people living in technologically oriented cultures make the transition from adolescence to early adulthood.

Guest Editors Thomas J. McMahon, Ph.D. & Tanya Nichols, M.A., Yale University School of Medicine

Developmental outcomes of potential interest include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Subjective identity

• Emotional stability

• Substance use

• Sexual behavior

• Quality of friendships

• Quality of romantic relationships

• Vocational-educational adjustment

• Quality of family relations

• Financial support

• The transition to independent living

• The transition to marriage

• The transition to parenthood

• Community engagement

Developmental outcomes representing both psychopathology and social competence will be acceptable; and the journal is particularly interested in papers that highlight positive developmental outcomes in the face of early adversity that represent resilience. Reports of research done within survey, case control, and longitudinal designs will be considered. Papers that draw upon the strengths of longitudinal designs with consideration of mediating or moderating influences are preferred.

This special issue will also highlight empirical research on service delivery during the transition from child to adult oriented systems of care for young people with a history of child maltreatment. The journal is particularly interested in papers that describe psychosocial intervention and patterns of service utilization for young people leaving the care of the child welfare system.

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is September 2, 2013. All manuscripts submitted for consideration will be subjected to peer review. Full length manuscripts should be limited to 35 double spaced pages, inclusive of tables, figures, and references. Manuscripts should also be formatted according to guidelines outlined in the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, and they should be accompanied by a letter requesting the paper be considered for this special issue on emerging adulthood.

If you have any questions about this special issue, please do not hesitate to contact Thomas McMahon at (203) 974-
5950 or thomas.mcmahon@yale.edu

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine: Migration and Health

Submission deadline: Augst 1, 2013

Call for Submissions: Cancer Narratives: Words Beyond Disease

Submissions from all members of the cancer care community are encouraged. Learners at all levels; anyone involved with cancer care, including nurses, supportive care providers, and pharmacists; and patients and their loved ones are all welcome to contribute. The focus should be on issues or themes of general relevance considered from a personal or unique perspective. Clear, creative writing describing the struggles, conflicts, joys, and other emotions encountered in clinical practice and having the potential for resonance within the broader cancer community are strongly encouraged. Write to educate, advise, inspire, move, or challenge us.

For full details on the submission process, please visit the Information for Authors page at Current Oncology on the Web: http://www.current-oncology.com/index.php/oncology/about/submissions.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of AIDS: Children Born Into Families Affected by HIV

The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS is sponsoring a special issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society, on the theme of Children Born into Families Affected by HIV for release at the 20th International AIDS Conference from 20-25 July 2014 in Melbourne.

The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS (www.ccaba.org) brings together funders and technical experts to advocate for the best policy, research and programs for children because children are a vulnerable population and they need to be made a higher priority in the international response to HIV and AIDS. The Coalition hosts an International AIDS Society (IAS) affiliated symposium on children two days prior to the biennial international conference of the society. In collaboration with the IAS, the Coalition also sponsors a Prize for Excellence in Research Related to the Needs of Children Affected by AIDS which is awarded at the conference. Since 2010, the Coalition has produced a special issue of a journal on issues affecting children and families which is launched at a high-profile event at the IAS Conference (see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/issues/188025/ and http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/issue/view/1459).

AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society, has the highest impact of all AIDS-related journals and is read by all the top researchers in the field. The journal is committed to publishing groundbreaking research in the field of HIV and AIDS.
Drs Linda Richter (Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa) and Lynne Mofenson (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA) will be co-editing a Special Issue of AIDS for release at the 20th International AIDS Conference in July 2014 in Melbourne.

Included in this theme are topics such as:

Fertility decisions by HIV-affected couples (including family planning and safe conception)

Effects of HIV and antiretroviral drug exposure on foetal development, birth outcomes (including stillbirth, prematurity, low
birth weight), and early growth and development

Testing of young children and treatment in the context of the family

Disclosure of HIV status (of parents or themselves) to young children

Parental HIV illness and its impact on young children’s development

Mental health of young children in families affected by HIV

Interventions and models of care to support young children and families affected by HIV

Papers from all regions of the world are encouraged, as are multi-disciplinary perspectives and papers dealing with neglected populations.

Papers must conform to all submission requirements of AIDS, which are to be found on the website at http://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/Pages/informationforauthors.aspx

Papers will be subjected to the standard review procedures of the journal.

The final date for submission is the 20th December 2013.

Enquiries about the Special Issue: Children Born into Families Affected by HIV can be directed to Linda Richter or
Lynne Mofenson lrichter@hsrc.ac.za mofensol@exchange.nih.gov

Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue of the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Sexual Health Among Heterosexual Communities of Color Across the Life Span

 Deadline for Submission of Manuscripts:  June 30, 2013 at midnight PT

The Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice will be publishing a special issue on sexual health among heterosexual communities of color across the life span in early Spring 2014.  Melva Thompson-Robinson, DrPH and Marya Shegog, PhD will serve as editors of this special issue. 

This issue will explore the spectrum of sexual health among heterosexual communities of color across the life span, potential areas include:

· impact of intimate partner violence on sexual health at various stages of the life span

· impact of chronic disease on sexual health

· role of mental health and sexual risk taking

· role of social determinants in HIV/AIDS and/or STIs

The Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice is an online journal that explores the problems and challenges of health disparities among the diverse populations within the United State and the world. The journal invites submission of original papers from researchers, public health practitioners, and students researching and working on health disparities solutions.

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, please contact the editors.

For information about the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, see: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/

For information for authors, see: http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/policies.html

To submit a manuscript, please follow the instructions for the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice.  Be sure to indicate in your file name “special issue”.  (For example, titlename.specialissue.doc.)  Also be sure to send the manuscript to both editors below.

For questions about the special issue and/or to be a reviewer, please contact either:

Melva Thompson-Robinson, DrPH Marya Shegog, PhD
Melva.thompson-robinson@unlv.edu marya.shegog@unlv.edu

Call for Papers for a Thematic Issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies: Old Lesbians

A thematic issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies tentatively titled Old Lesbians: exploring community,  kin, friendship, and well-being, to be edited by Peg Cruikshank and Sharon Raphael, invites short proposals for submissions or completed or nearly completed articles by January 15, 2014.  10-14 pp double spaced, APA style.  Review of current work or annotated bibliography on appropriate topics also welcome as is art or photography.  Authors of scholarly or activist submissions will use a feminist, race, class and age conscious perspective. Analysis of both internalized and institutional ageism encouraged. Personal narrative with issue analysis considered. Who comprises old lesbians’ (over sixty) community ideally and in reality?  How do variables of community, friendship, or kinship interact with our late-life health? Send work to smraphael@aol.com and pc26@myfairpoint.net.

Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue of Women and Health: Infectious and Other Disease Morbidity and Health Equity Among Incarcerated Adolescent and Adult Women

Submission Deadline: August 30, 2013

You are invited to submit a manuscript for publication consideration in a proposed special issue of Women and Health—a peer reviewed journal published by Taylor and Francis.
Description: Women are the fastest growing prison population—surpassing men in prison population growth in the United States. Women at risk for incarceration frequently come from populations with higher rates of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. In addition, female prisoners are likely to have experienced physical or sexual violence, and two-thirds are mothers of minor children. This call invites papers presenting current research on disparities in infectious diseases or other diseases among incarcerated women, gender-related life concerns (e.g., marriage and partnering, pregnancies, parenting and child custody, homelessness, food insecurity, education, and job status/employment) inside and outside of correctional facilities, contextual and other issues related to becoming a prisoner, and programs and services for women in jails, prisons, and on parole. We hope to capture the most current and relevant work on adolescent and adult women that will serve as a resource for criminal justice agencies, institutions and organizations, law schools, legal services, health professionals serving women prisoners, schools of criminology and public health, other educators, social service agencies, researchers and many others dedicated to providing programs and other services in correctional facilities and beyond.

The following is a list of potential content areas (other topics will be considered also):

1. Sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection and other infectious disease (TB and viral hepatitis) epidemiology, screening and treatment among women in jails and prisons. What other diseases are prevalent among women in correctional settings and what kinds of treatments are available? Which screenings are provided routinely upon intake?

2. Racial/ethnic disparities in infectious diseases among female detainees.

3. Pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, and custody issues for women under correctional supervision.

4. Female victims of physical and sexual violence in jails and prisons.

5. Mental illness and substance abuse among female prisoners.

6. Social Determinants of health for women in jails and prisons, including poverty and lack of educational and economic opportunities.

7. Is health equity for jailed women possible? What constitutes health equity in these settings? Best practices for health equity in jails and prisons.

8. Reentry into society for women and recommendations for reentry. Are plans for follow-up care for women and girls with health concerns implemented? Are best practices for follow-up care available?

9. Gender vulnerability in correctional facilities.

10. Special concerns for transgendered persons.

11. Variation in national and state regulations for women’s health issues (e.g., shackling during pregnancy, availability of HIV medicines, etc.).

12. Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health services in correctional settings. Is enrollment into health care a component of release activities?

For further information, contact Tanya Telfair LeBlanc, PhD, Corresponding Guest Editor via e-mail at: tqs3@cdc.gov or via phone at: (404) 639-2976.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Public Mental Health: Mental Health and Human Rights

Deadline: 1 June, 2013

The Journal of Public Mental Health announces a call for papers for a special issue on mental health and human rights, to be published in 2013.

Accepted contributions include original research papers, systematic reviews, policy analyses and case studies. In 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse launched the QualityRights (QR) Project, which aims to improve the quality and human rights conditions in mental health and social care facilities and empower civil society organization to advocate for the rights of people with mental and psychosocial disabilities. This call for papers aims to inform the core objectives of qualityrights to:

•Improve the quality of services and human rights conditions in inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities.

•Build capacity among service users, families and health workers to understand and promote human rights and recovery from mental disabilities.

•Develop a civil society movement of people with mental disabilities to provide mutual support, conduct advocacy and influence policy-making processes in line with international human rights standards.

•Reform national policies and legislation in line with best practice and international human rights standards.

•Address stigma and discrimination.

We are keen to attract papers from academics, practitioners and activists in resource-scarce countries. Papers for this special edition should be marked with ‘QualityRights’ in the title. The manuscript selection process will follow the journal peer review procedures.

Submit articles to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jpmh before 1st June 2013. Informal enquiries to: Leeknifton@gmail.com

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Criminal Justice Studies: Public Health & Criminal Justice

Submission deadline: August 1, 2013

Criminal Justice Studies is a quarterly journal that publishes theoretical, empirical and interpretive studies of crime and criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Studies is calling for innovative papers on “Public Health & Criminal Justice” for a special topics issue of the journal that will be published mid-2014. This issue will rely on the World Health Organization’s long-standing definition of health as, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The intent of this issue is to explore salient themes in which public health and criminal justice systems intersect.

Topic may include, though are not limited to, the effects of deinstitutionalization, police interactions with the mentally ill, chronic health conditions and correctional healthcare, reentry of the mentally ill, and the health needs of special populations (e.g. juveniles, elderly, transgender).

All manuscripts should be submitted in English, follow APA style, be double-spaced throughout, including references, tables and indented quotations, and cannot be under consideration by another publication. An abstract not to exceed 200 words must be included with submissions.

Send to:

Hayden Smith, Guest Editor
Criminal Justice Studies
University of South Carolina
Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
1305 Greene St
Columbia SC 29205
Phone: 803.777.6538
Email: Smithhp@mailbox.sc.edu

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Social Work Education: Military Social Work Education: Innovative Strategies & Implications for Social Work Practice

Winter 2014 Special Issue

Guest Editors:

Nikki R. Wooten, PhD, LCSW-C, University of South Carolina, Major(P), DC Army National Guard

Alexa Smith-Osborne, PhD, LCSW, University of Texas at Arlington

Anthony Hassan, Ed.D., LCSW, University of Southern California, Major(Ret), US Air Force

Manuscripts are due via electronic submission (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jswe) to Journal of Social Work Education by 30 September 2013. Please direct questions to Nikki R. Wooten, PhD, LCSW-C, LISW-CP at nwooten@sc.edu.

This special issue of the Journal of Social Work Education will provide a forum for professional and scholarly discourse on military social work education initiatives developed to educate and train social work professionals and students for practice with military personnel, veterans, and their families across the micro–macro continuum. Special emphasis will be given to educational and technological trends, innovations, and challenges related to educating the next generation of social workers to provide evidence-based services to a new generation of veterans that incorporate the CSWE advanced knowledge and practice behaviors in military social work. Additional focus will be given to university–community (especially military) partnerships, collaborations, and initiatives that involve key community and military stakeholders in the training and education of social work students and professionals. Quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, theoretical, and conceptual manuscripts from researchers, educators, and practitioners on military social work education of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

-- Innovative teaching strategies for military social work education across the micro–macro continuum

-- Novel field education models to train students for practice with military personnel, veterans, and their families

-- Adaptation and evaluation of new and existing teaching, training, education, or competency models for military social work education and practice

-- Research, education, and practice involving the Council on Social Work Education’s advanced military social work competencies; historical perspectives on military social work education and practice

-- Technological and social media adaptation and use for military social work education and research

-- Comparative studies of clinical practice training and education of social workers and other mental health professionals to engage in and provide evidence-based treatments to military and veteran populations

-- Evaluation of military social work education programs and use of novel teaching and research methodologies that inform military social work education and practice

-- Research on the education and training needs of civilian and military social workers and other mental health professionals

-- Evidence-based or evidence-informed resilience and/or strengths-based approaches to military social work education