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 MONOGRAPHS

  • Brown, V.B., Backer, T.E. (2001).  Serving Women with Many Needs:  Lessons Learned on Systems Change to Better Serve Women with Co-Occurring Disorders and Trauma.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Brown, V.B., Ramirez-Fogg, E., Broady, J., Convery, J. (2000).  Changing and Improving Services for Women and Children:  Stategies Used and Lessons Learned.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center. Click here for PDF Version (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
     
  • Brown, V.B., Galbraith, S., Worth, D., Convery, J. (1999).  Client Profiles of Women with Multiple Vulnerabilities.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Brown, V.B., Backer, T.E., Howard, E.A., Ramirez, E., Rich, R., Salasin, S. (1998).  Integrated Service Programs for Women with Multiple Vulnerabilities.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Prescott, L., Brown, V.B., Ramirez, E., Messina, S.A., Backer, T.E., Rich, R., Salasin, S. (1998).  Women Emerging in the Wake of Violence.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997).  Breaking the Silence:  Violence/Abuse Issues for Women Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.
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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
 
  • Amaro, H., Chernoff, M., Brown, V., Arevalo, S., Gatz, M. Does integrated trauma-informed substance abuse treatment increase treatment retention. Journal of Community Psychology. In press (2005).

  • Morrissey, J.P., Jackson, E.W., Ellis, A.R., Amaro, H., Brown, V.B., Najavits, L. 12-Month Outcomes of Trauma-Informed Interventions for women with co-occurring disorders. Psychiatric Services. In press (2005).
     
  • Noether, C.D., Brown, V.B., Finkelstein, N., Russell, L., Van DeMark, N., Morris, L., Graeber, C. Efficacy of a Skills-Based Intervention Program for Promoting Resiliency in Children of Mothers who have Histories of Trauma: Outcomes from the Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Children's Subset Study. In press (2005).

  • Becker, M.A., Noether, C.D., Larson, M.J., Gatz, M., Brown, V., Heckman, J., Giard, J. (2005). Characteristics of women engaged in treatment for trauma and co-occurring disorders: Findings from a national multi-site study. J. of Community Psychology, 33(4), 429-443.
     
  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Slaughter, R., Huba, G.F. (2005). Stages of multiple behavior change as a function of readiness for substance abuse treatment among women at risk. J. of Addictions Nursing, 16 (01-02), 23-29.

  • Morrissey, J.P., Ellis, A.R., Gatz, M., Amaro, H., Reed, B.G., Savage, A., Finkelstein, N., Mazelis, R., Brown, V., Banks, S. (2005) Outcomes for women with co-occurring disorders and trauma: Person-Level Effects. J. of Subs. Abuse Treatment, 28(2), 121-133.

  • Brown, V.B. Rechberger, E., Bjelajac, P. (2004). A Model for Changing Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Trauma Practice: PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 22(3/4), 81-94.
     
  • Brown, V.B. (2004). Creating a Safe Community and a Clinical Home. Plenary Session: Expert Panel on Trauma-Informed Services. National Conference on Women, Addiction, and Recovery.

  • Brown, V.B. (2003). Integrating Research into a Community-Based Treatment Program, in Sorensen, J.L., Rawson, R., Guydish, J., & Zweben, J. (Eds.). Drug Abuse Treatment through Collaboration: Practice and Research Partnerships that Work, APA, Wash, DC.
     
  • Brown, V.B. (2003). Impact of Substance Abuse on Mental Illness. Presentation at Second Annual Mental Health Forum for Clergy.

  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Waite-O'Brien, N., & Huba, G.J. (2002). Effects of Women-Sensitive, Long-Term Residential Treatment on Psychological Functioning of Diverse Populations of Women. J. of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23, 133-144.
     
  • Brown, V.B. (2001).  Integrating Research into a Community-Based Treatment Program, in Sorensen, J.L., Rawson, R., Guydish, J., & Zweben, J. (Eds.).  Research to Practice, Practice to Research, APA.

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  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Gallagher, T., Jean-Louis, E., McDonald, S.S., Richardson-Nassif, K., Smereck, G.A., Stanton, A., Marconi, K., Panter, A.T., Chernin, D.A., Huba, G.J. (2001). Satisfaction with innovative community and university health clinic programs for groups of traditionally underserved individuals with HIV/AIDS:  Empirical models.  Home Health Care Services Quarterly, Vol. 19, Nos.1/2, 77-102.

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  • Brown, V.B., Strohm Kitchener, K., & Burris, S. (2001).  The HIV-Positive Sex Worker:  The Case of Rhonda, in Anderson, J.R. & Barret, R. (Eds.).  Ethics in HIV-Related Psychotherapy:  Clinical Decision-Making in Complex Cases.  APA.

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  • Brown, V.B. and Backer, T.E. (2001).  Serving Women with Many Needs:  Lessons Learned on Systems Change to Better Serve Women with Co-Occurring Disorders and Trauma.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Huba, G.J., Melchior, L.A., Panter, A.T., Brown, V.B., Cherin, D.A., et al. (2000).  Typology of quality of life experiences among persons living with HIV.  Home Health Care Services Quarterly, Vol. 18, (No.3), 23-41.

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  • Huba, G.J., Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Hughes, C., Panter, A.T. (2000).  Conceptual issues in implementing and using evaluation in the “Real World” setting of a community-based organization for HIV/AIDS services.  Drugs and Society, Vol. 16 (Nos. 1 & 2), 31-54.

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  • Melchior, L.A., Hughes, C., Brown, V.B., Huba, G.J. (2000). Practical issues in evaluating a self-structured psychosocial and medical support program for women with HIV/AIDS. Drugs and Society, Vol. 16 (Nos. 1/2), 163-184.

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  • Brown, V.B., Stanton, A., Smereck G., McDonald, S., Gallagher, J., Jean-Louis, E., Hughes, C., Kemp, J.W. & Kennedy, M. (2000).  Lessons Learned in Reducing barriers to care:  Reflections from the community perspective.  Drugs & Society. Drugs and Society, Vol. 16 (Nos. 1 & 2), 55-74.

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  • Brown, V.B., Ramirez-Fogg, E., Broady, J., and Convery, J. (2000).  Changing and Improving Services for Women and Children:  Strategies Used and Lessons Learned.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Brown, V.B., Smereck, G.A., German, V., Hughes, C., Melchior, L.A., Huba, G.J. (2000).  Change In Perceived barriers and facilities among women with HIV/AIDS as a function of psychosocial service utilization.  AIDS Patient Care, Vol. 14 (No. 7), 381-390.

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  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Panter, A.T., Slaughter, R. & Huba, G.J. (2000) Women’s Steps of Change and Entry into Treatment:  A Multidimensional Stages of Change Model.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 18, 231-240.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1999).  Violence Against Women:  Developing Collaborative Models for Health and Change, Plenary address at SAMHSA Women’s Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

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  • Melchior, L.A., Huba, G.J., Brown, V.B., & Slaughter, R. (1999).   Evaluation of the effects of outreach to women with multiple vulnerabilities on entry into substance abuse treatment.  Evaluation and Program Planning, (22), 269-277.

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  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A. & Huba, G.J. (1999)  Level of burden among women diagnosed with severe mental illness and substance abuse.  J. Psychoactive Drugs, Vol. 31 (1), 31-40.

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  • Brown, V.B., Galbraith, S., Worth, D., Convery, J. (1999)  Client Profiles of Women With Multiple Vulnerabilities.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Hughes, C., Huba, G.J.  Enhancing HIV treatment access and outcomes for women of color.  In Review.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1998)  HIV Epidemiology, Risk Behavior, and Prevention, Plenary address at Women and AIDS Symposium, American Psychiatric Association.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1998)  Women with Multiple Vulnerabilities:  The Interaction of Trauma, Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse.  Plenary address at state-wide conference, Gender Matters:  Building a System of Services and Treatment for Women’s Mental Health in California.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1998) Untreated Health Problems for Women Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness.  JAMWA, Vol. 53 (No. 4), 159-161.

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  • Brown, V.B. et al. (1998) Treating Substance Abusing Moms and Their Children:  Best Practices of Residential Programs for Women and Children.  Clinical Workshop, American Orthopsychiatric Assoc. Conference

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997) Gender Specific Treatment:  Effective Components in Women’s Treatment Programs.  Clinical briefing paper, PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center.

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  • Brown, V.B., Huba, G.J., & Melchior, L.A. (1997) Burden of Trauma for Women Diagnosed with Co-Occurring Disorders.  Presentation at SAMHSA Women’s Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997) Family-Focused Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.  Invited plenary presentation at SAMHSA Women’s Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997) Women with Multiple Vulnerabilities, Invited State of the Art Address at National Women and HIV Conference.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997).  Integrated Models of Care, Invited Presentation at Developing Solutions and Strategies to Meet the Needs of Mothers with Psychiatric Diagnoses, Washington, D.C.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997) Invited Speaker, Born Too Soon: A Conference on PreTerm Delivery and Substance Abuse, Oakland, CA.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997) Untreated Health Problems for Women Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness. PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center

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  • Brown, V.B. (1997) Breaking The Silence: Violence/Abuse Issues for Women Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness.  PROTOTYPES Systems Change Center
  • Weissman, G. & Brown, V.B. (1996). Drug using women and HIV: Access to care and treatment issues. In O'Leary, A. & Jemmott, L.S. (Eds.), Women and AIDS: Coping and Care. New York, NY: Plenum Press.

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  • Brown, V.B., Sanchez, S., Zweben, J. & Aly, T. (1996). Challenges in moving from a traditional theraputic community to a women and children's TC model. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 28 (1), 39-46.

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  • Brown, V.B., Huba, G.J. & Melchior, L.A. (1995). Level of burden: Women with more than one co-occuring disorder. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 27 (4).

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  • Weissman, G. and Brown, V.B. (1995). Drug using women and HIV: Risk reductin and prevention issues. In O'Leary, A. & Jemmott, L.S. (Eds.), Women at Risk: Issues in the Primary Prevention of AIDS. New York, NY: Plenum Press.

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  • Huba, G.J., Brown, V.B. & Melchior, L.A. (1995). Fax-In Forms as a Technology for Evaluating Community Projects: An Example of HIV Risk Reduction. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55 (1), 75-83.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1994). Acknowledging dual, multiple diagnoses. Dare to Vision: Shaping the National Agenda for Women, Abuse and Mental Health Services. Proceedings, Human Resource Association. 19-21.

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  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Reback, C. & Huba, G.J. (1994). Psychological functioning and substance abuse before and after the 1992 Los Angeles Riot in a community sample of women. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 24 (4), 431-437.

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  • Brown, V.B., Melchior, L.A., Reback, C.J. Huba, G.J. (1994). Partner notification: Psychosocial issues for women. AIDS and Public Policy Journal, 9 (2), 86-92.

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  • Melchior, L.A., Huba, G.J., Brown, V.B. & Reback, C.J. (1993). A short depression index for women. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53 (4), 1117-1125.

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  • Brown, V.B. and Weissman, G. (1993). Women and men injection drug users: An updated look at gender differences and risk factors. In Brown, B.S. & Beschner, G.M. (Eds.), Handbook on Risk for AIDS: Injection Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

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  • Gross, M. and Brown, V.B. (1993). Outreach to injection drug using women. In Brown, B.S. & Beschner, G.M. (Eds.), Handbook on Risk for AIDS: Injection Drug Users and Their Sexual Partners. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

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  • Brown, V.B. (1992). Drug and alcohol treatment and recovery modalities. In Jessup, M. (Ed.), Drug Dependency in Pregnancy: Managing Withdrawal. California Department of Health Services: Maternal and Child Health Branch.

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  • Weissman, G. and Brown, V.B. Drug use and sexual behaviors among sex partners of injection drug users - United States, 1988-1990. MMWR, 40 (49), 855-866.

 

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