Laurel Leslie - William T. Grant Foundation

Awarded Grants

Grant

Integrating Theoretic and Empirical Findings of Research Evidence Use: A Healthcare Systems Engineering Approach

How do state policymakers use research evidence in decisions about mental health treatment for foster care youth?

Thomas Mackie

Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey

2015 – 2019
$549,509

Grant

Fostering Evidence Use in Child Welfare Policies Regarding Psychotropic Medications

Recent federal legislation calls for child welfare agencies and Medicaid to develop mechanisms for assuring youth in foster care receive appropriate health and mental health services, including medications.

Laurel Leslie

Dartmouth College

2011 – 2013
$405,643

Grant

Using Evidence to Improve Medicaid Mental Health Services for Massachusetts Children and Youth

Although research on effective child and adolescent mental health interventions has grown significantly over the past two decades, public mental health care systems have been slow to draw on this research.

Joanne Nicholson

Dartmouth College

2010 – 2013
$577,070

Grant

Addressing the Needs of Children in Child Welfare: Views from the Front-Line

Dr. Leslie will use this award to work within the Massachusetts State Department of Children and Families.

Laurel Leslie

Dartmouth College

2008 – 2011
$174,975

Articles & More

Publication

Measuring Use of Research Evidence: The Structured Interview for Evidence Use

Objectives: This article describes the Standard Interview for Evidence Use (SIEU), a measure to assess the level of engagement in acquiring, evaluating, and applying research evidence in health and social service settings. Method: Three scales measuring input, process, and output ...

Lawrence Palinkas

Antonio Garcia

Gregory Aarons

Megan Finno-Velasquez

Ian Holloway

Thomas Mackie

Laurel Leslie

and Patricia Chamberlain

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.