Luz Ocasio
Research Assistant CMHC
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- Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx peopleJordan 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 Support in Behavioral Health care: why it can work in the Latinx contextPerez O, Reis G, Costa M, Ocasio L, Diaz A, Guy K, Restrepo-Toro M, Bellamy C. Peer Support in Behavioral Health care: why it can work in the Latinx context. Revista Iberoamericana De Psicología 2021, 14: 1-10. DOI: 10.33881/2027-1786.rip.14201.
- A collaborative culturally-centered and community-driven faith-based opioid recovery initiative: the Imani Breakthrough projectBellamy C, Costa M, Wyatt J, Mathis M, Sloan A, Budge M, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Reis G, Guy K, Anderson R, Copes M, Jordan A. A collaborative culturally-centered and community-driven faith-based opioid recovery initiative: the Imani Breakthrough project. Social Work In Mental Health 2021, 19: 558-567. DOI: 10.1080/15332985.2021.1930329.
- An “Oasis Within a Desert,” But the Desert Remains: Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Social Belonging and Societal OppressionDesai 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.
- A Pilot Study of Motive Control to Reduce Vengeance Cravings.Rowe M, Kimmel J, Pavlo AJ, Antunes KD, Bellamy CD, O'Connell MJ, Ocasio L, Desai M, Bal J, Flanagan EH. A Pilot Study of Motive Control to Reduce Vengeance Cravings. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2018, 46: 486-497. PMID: 30563910, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.003792-18.
- 2056 Culture meets person-centered care: An empirical study of mental health and care planning among Latinx and Asian communitiesDesai 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.