How Can Donors Impact the Behavioral Health and Well-Being Research Center (BHWell)

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Thank you for considering a contribution in support of behavioral health and well-being research initiatives with the Behavioral Health and Well-Being Research Center, located at University of Maryland School of Social Work. We are grateful to have connections with you as you share our commitment to conduct research, evaluation and training to improve services for individuals, families, workplaces and communities. There are so many ways that you can make a difference and we appreciate your support!  

BHWELL Impact Report 2024 PNGHow Donors Impact BHWell 

Check out our impact from 2024. By providing financial support for BHWell, you advance research, evaluation and training that impacts essential services for individuals, families, and communities. There are different ways to support collaborative research, training, and education: 

BHWell Research Impact Fund 

By providing flexible support for BHWell, you’re helping us stay nimble and responsive as we strive to meet our mission of advancing behavioral health and promoting well-being across the lifespan.

Gifts to this fund support activities such as creating and piloting an innovative research idea, an educational request from a student or perhaps the community expansion of BHWell programming. 

Interested in a Specific Area of Research?

Some donors may want to invest in research programs that are personally meaningful to them, such as research on a behavioral health issue that has impacted a family member or is linked to a corporate wide initiative or organizational change goal. For example, BHWell can create project-based work such as literature reviews, evaluations and small pilot studies for their programs. Together with BHWell faculty and students, funding can be directed to work on resolving specific complex problems, while also advancing the research field.  

As a donor  to BHWell, your support directly impacts social work research, education, faculty excellence, and student scholars.  

Please contact Fulvio Cativo, Associate Dean of External Affairs at  cativo@ssw.umaryland.edu if you are interested in supporting BHWell through philanthropic opportunities. 

 

 

Your Gift in Action: Alumni support

Given the ever-changing global landscape of mental health needs, it’s imperative for Social Workers and other mental health practitioners to work in tandem with researchers to implement effective practice methods. As our clients’ environments are ever-changing, Social Worker-led research is critical to ensuring health and wellbeing for all. Research informs practice and practice informs research. Dr. Frey’s leadership and experience with both research and practice instills the utmost confidence. The studies that BHWell faculty and partners select are pragmatic and take into consideration clinical operations to successfully implement new evidence-based practices. Dr. Frey collaborates with the field and is curious about how to resolve/solve challenges. The school’s Social Work in the Workplace Program offers insight into the work that Focused Solutions offers.

Janet Hosford-Lamb, MSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, CEO & Founder of Focused Solutions established the Focused Solutions Endowment Fund to support BHWell Research

Your Gift in Action: Supporting critical research

The work we do in BHWell is community focused and has application for the field of social work and behavioral health services. So this research is applied and makes a real difference in the lives of people in our communities.

Darren L. Whitfield, PhD, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator, Project

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