Projects
Transgender and Nonbinary Health
Led by Dr. Breslow, we are working with an interdisciplinary team of providers and patient stakeholders at Montefiore Medical Center to improve integrated, comprehensive care for transgender and nonbinary patients in the Bronx. Dr. Breslow was just awarded a four-year, $650,000 K23 award through National Institute of Mental Health, titled ‘Mapping Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Services Disparities among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults’ (12/15/2021 - 11/30/2025).
eSTORY Center for Early Screening and Treatment of At-Risk Youth
Led by Dr. Benjamin Lê Cook and Dr. Philip Wang at Cambridge Health Alliance, The eSToRY Center is dedicated to early detection of mental illness and improving quality and access to mental health care for teens in racial, ethnic, and linguistic minority communities.
COVID-19 Pandemic & Mental Health
The PRIME CHE team is working on multiple projects related to the pandemic. Led by Dr. Sriya Bhattacharyya, the Crane Project is a living art installation that connects the community and Montefiore associates in order to explore the impact of COVID-19 and to provide an avenue for community healing, honoring the lives we have lost. More information about the Crane Project can be found here. If you would like to participate in the Crane Project, you may submit your own six word poem here. Dr. Bhattacharyaa is also leading Asians* Unmasked, a Photovoice project capturing the xenophobia and discrimination in wake of the pandemic. Find more information here.
School-Based Adolescent Health Intervention
Led by Dr. Caryn Rodgers, we are conducting intervention work promoting health in middle school classrooms working to build community resources and resilience with Black and Latinx youth.
Equity in Emergency Health Services
Partnered with NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, we are working to improve safety and health equity in emergency services in the Bronx, primarily targeting psychiatric care in the emergency room and a more robust referral network to address co-occurring crises in substance use and mental health.
Interventions Supporting Forced Migrants and Globally Marginalized Groups
Led by Sriya Bhattacharyya, we are engaging immigrant community initiatives to mitigate the adverse effects of xenophobia and social trauma and promote community well-being, power, and liberation.
Work to Reduce HIV Stigma and Criminalization
Led by Dr. Aaron Breslow, we are analyzing data from national databases to measure and mitigate the impact of HIV criminal laws among people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
