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The HUI Scholars Program at Hawai‘i Pacific University was established to address challenges in conducting research at teaching-intensive colleges. The HUI Scholars Program complemented the Hawai‘i Pacific University’s Undergraduate Infrastructure Student Research Center (HUI SRC) by encouraging faculty to engage in mentorship training. The program focuses on scientific writing, grantsmanship, and career progression, benefiting faculty and students. Faculty surveys were conducted at three-time points to evaluate one aspect of the program (writing retreats). Evaluation findings showed increased confidence in research skills, improved publication and grant-writing abilities, and reduced writing anxiety among 15 faculty participants. This article underscores the importance of mentorship training that is aligned with faculty research
Clinicians cannot always directly or effectively engage patients experiencing mental health crises. This article considers the common practice of relying upon law enforcement personnel to facilitate mental health checks and considers its implications for Black patients. An antiracist approach to decriminalizing acute exacerbations of mental illness requires clinicians' engagement in educating, training, and policymaking. This article recommends strategies for effective real-time communication before, during, and after a 911 call involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis.
The papers in this issue emerged from a 2020 social work academic conference focused on financial capability and asset building (FCAB) research. This introduction provides an overview of the challenging financial and economic realities for U.S. families that provide the context for these papers. An outline of social work?s unique role with these families precedes a brief introduction to each included paper. ?Building on these papers, the authors provide an overview of future directions for FCAB research in the areas of theory and methods. Regarding theory, the FCAB field will benefit from the further exploration of the role of access and context for financial capability, as well as the use of institutional theory in FCAB practice and research. The role of relationships on financial behavior is also under-researched along with the intersection of FCAB with clinical issues and other human needs. Regarding methods, future research that uses qualitative and longitudinal data is also needed to advance FCAB knowledge. Overall, interdisciplinary work across social work and consumer finance to build models that span professional boundaries and incorporate FCAB into consumer financial wellbeing models will advance theory and evidence.
