Merarilisse Crespo
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Research Assistant CMHC
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Education & Training
- BA
- Southern CT State university, Psychology and Spanish (2011)
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Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Merarilisse Crespo's published research.
Luz Ocasio
Chyrell Bellamy, MSW, PhD
Anthony J. Pavlo, PhD
Charla Nich
Graziela Reis
Larry Davidson, PhD
Publications
2023
Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people
Jordan A, Costa M, Nich C, Swarbrick M, Babuscio T, Wyatt J, O'Connell M, Guy K, Blackman K, Anderson R, Reis G, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Bellamy C. Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 209057. PMID: 37207836, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSocial determinants of healthCommunity-based participatory researchDepartment of Mental Health and Addiction ServicesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsDimensions of wellnessPromote health equityMental Health Services AdministrationConnecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction ServicesHealth Services AdministrationDrug overdose ratesLatinx peopleWeeks of educationHealth equitySubstance use interventionsDisparity gapEthnic disparitiesIntervention designParticipatory researchRate of deathServices AdministrationChurch settingsIntervention programsAddiction services
2021
Public spaces as transformative creative wellness spaces: an evaluation of Musical Intervention
Kriegel L, Bernard P, Fraser E, Maclean K, Noonan C, Crespo M, Schmidt R, Bruce L, Cole R, Rowe M, Bellamy C. Public spaces as transformative creative wellness spaces: an evaluation of Musical Intervention. Social Work In Mental Health 2021, 20: 6-25. DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2021.1964675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAn “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression
Desai MU, Manning R, Pavlo AJ, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Flanagan E. An “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal Oppression. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2021, 91: 294-301. PMID: 33983776, PMCID: PMC9585918, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSocial belongingPsychosocial clubhousePhenomenological qualitative methodRisk of stigmaSocial exclusionSocietal oppressionCommunity lifeCommunity engagementProfound deprivationMental health challengesPower imbalanceWider worldHumane spaceQualitative methodsSocial determinantsBelongingMembers' experiencesMember participationAlternative worldsMental health practiceSocial isolationOutside worldClubhouse modelMental healthHealth practices
2018
2056 Culture meets person-centered care: An empirical study of mental health and care planning among Latinx and Asian communities
Desai M, Paranamana N, Restrepo-Toro M, Ocasio L, Herring Y, Crespo M, Davidson L. 2056 Culture meets person-centered care: An empirical study of mental health and care planning among Latinx and Asian communities. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2018, 2: 67-67. PMCID: PMC6799459, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerson-centred careMental healthCare planningMental health disparities researchPerson-centered care planningMental health clientsMental health providersCommunity mental healthInstitutional review boardMental health recoveryCare engagementHealth disparities researchHealth clientsHealth providersHealth disparitiesClinical encountersReview boardHealth equityHealth recoveryMinority HealthProvider perspectivesAsian populationsDisparities researchAsian communitiesCommunity engagement
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