Rachel Caplan

ORCID: 0000-0002-8716-2103
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Research Areas
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Community Health and Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Children's Rights and Participation
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
  • Plant-based Medicinal Research
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
  • Sharing Economy and Platforms
  • Cooperative Studies and Economics

Mass General Brigham
2024

Wilfrid Laurier University
2014-2023

Brigham and Women's Hospital
2020-2021

Harvard University
2020-2021

Massachusetts General Hospital
2020-2021

York University
2019-2020

Mount Sinai Hospital
2014

Abstract This article examines later fidelity and implementation of a five‐site pan‐Canadian Housing First research demonstration project. The average score across five domains 10 programs was high in the first year operation (3.47/4) higher third (3.62/4). Qualitative interviews (36 key informant 17 focus groups) revealed that staff expertise, partnerships with other services, leadership facilitated implementation, while turnover, rehousing participants, participant isolation, limited...

10.1007/s10464-015-9709-z article EN American Journal of Community Psychology 2015-03-12

Qualitative narrative interviews were conducted with 195 participants histories of homelessness and mental illness at baseline an 18-month follow-up. Participants randomly assigned to Housing First (HF; n = 119) or treatment as usual (TAU; 76) in five Canadian cities. Changes consumers' narratives over time examined for 13 life domains (e.g., housing stability, typical day, social relationships). HF showed superior stability that led three important transitions their recovery journeys: (1)...

10.1080/15487768.2016.1162759 article EN American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2016-04-02

This study examined attachment style as a moderator of the relationship between childhood abuse and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-related outcomes.Study participants were 205 patients with IBD from Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Participants completed self-report questionnaires regarding personal relationships, history, IBD-related information. Multiple regression models fit using 3 outcome variables: disease-related quality life (QOL), activity for ulcerative colitis, Crohn's...

10.1097/mib.0000000000000015 article EN Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2014-03-20

Abstract This research examined the sustainability of Canada's At Home/Chez Soi Housing First ( HF ) programs for homeless persons with mental illness 2 years after end demonstration phase a large (more than 2000 participants enrolled), five‐site, randomized controlled trial. Qualitative interviews were conducted 142 (key informants, staff, and lived experience) to understand outcomes factors that influenced those outcomes. Also, self‐report fidelity measure was completed nine continued...

10.1002/ajcp.12119 article EN American Journal of Community Psychology 2017-01-30

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>A “rights-integrative approach to early learning” has been </span><span>proposed as a foundation for curriculum frameworks. Building </span><span>on this work we conceptually explored the complementarity </span><span>and compatibility of children’s rights autonomy, protection, nondiscrimination, and participation,...

10.18357/jcs.v41i3.16305 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Childhood Studies 2016-12-22

Better Beginnings, Futures is an early childhood initiative focused on promoting healthy development of children and families in economically disadvantaged communities. The Beginnings approach ecological holistic, community-driven, integrated with existing community services supports, universally available to aged 4-8 within communities which it offered. effectively illustrates the concept wellness as fairness through its efforts create more just social conditions connection both procedural...

10.1016/j.psi.2014.02.001 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Psychosocial Intervention 2014-05-01

We reviewed research that has evaluated prevention programs for child abuse and neglect. A few universal educational parenting (e.g., abusive head trauma programs, enhanced pediatric care interventions) have been found to be effective. Moreover, a selective home visitation the Nurse-Family Partnership program), shown evidence they can prevent As well, there is some multi-component are successful. Finally, on importance of program length intensity as moderator effectiveness mixed. While base...

10.58464/2155-5834.1186 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Applied Research on Children Informing Policy for Children at Risk 2014-05-23

To describe a novel neuromuscular complication of mogamulizumab, monoclonal antibody used in the treatment cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL).

10.1212/wnl.0000000000208171 article EN Neurology 2024-04-09

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the parent–child experiences Indigenous and non‐Indigenous mothers fathers experiencing homelessness, mental illness, separation from their children. A qualitative thematic analysis baseline 18‐month follow‐up narrative interviews was used compare 12 ( n = 8 4 nonindigenous) with 24 13 11 non‐Indigenous). First, it found that children are more central in lives than fathers. Second, parents' narratives were characterized by interpersonal...

10.1002/jcop.22455 article EN Journal of Community Psychology 2020-10-08

We report two cases of biopsy-corroborated “fibrosing inflammatory pseudotumor” to illustrate that the entity, rarely described in neurological literature, should be included differential diagnosis either a cranial mononeuropathy or, certainly, case progressive neuropathies. A broad arises certain contexts. Early steroid treatment can effective, and perhaps later-generation immune-modulating agents may confer further options, although there is no known definitive treatment.

10.1159/000507920 article EN cc-by-nc Case Reports in Neurology 2020-07-01

Abstract: Comatose survivors of cardiac arrest may die following withdrawal life-sustaining therapy (WLST) due to poor neurologic prognosis. Family members, acting as surrogate decision makers, are frequently asked decide whether the patient should continue receive ongoing such mechanical ventilation in this context risk death removal. Sometimes, physicians and family members disagree about what is patient's best interest, conflict causes distress for both families medical personnel. This...

10.1353/nib.2023.a909673 article EN Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 2023-06-01
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