Julie Richards, PhD, MPH
“My hope is that one day patient-centered care for mental health and substance use is the norm rather than the exception.”
Julie Richards, PhD, MPH
Research Associate, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
206-287-2100
Twitter: @jangerhofer
Biography
Julie Richards, PhD, MPH, recently received a new grant from the Kaiser Permanente Injury Prevention Taskforce to research patient-centered approaches to addressing firearm-related suicide risk. Dr. Richards is also engaged in several additional research projects on suicide prevention. They include an evaluation of National Zero Suicide Model implementation across six large health care systems providing care to approximately nine million patients, as well as a large pragmatic trial of population-based programs to prevent suicide attempts.
Dr. Richards is particularly interested in using qualitative and quantitative research methods to improve patient-centered care for stigmatized conditions. She has applied these interests to a broad range of research topics, including mental health, substance use, and sexually transmitted infections/diseases.
Research interests and experience
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Suicide Prevention
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Alcohol and Drug Use
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Behavior Change
Firearm injury prevention; alcohol and drug misuse; tobacco cessation
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Mental Health
Depression; alcohol and drug use disorders; suicide prevention; self-management
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Social Determinants of Health
Stigma
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Health Services & Economics
Quality improvement, implementation cost
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Preventive Medicine
Public and population health; screening effectiveness and uptake; evidence-based practice recommendations
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Implementation Research
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Addictions
Prevention and treatment
Recent publications
Richards JE, Shortreed SM, Simon GE, Penfold RB, Glass JE, Ziebell R, Williams EC. Short-term risk of suicide attempt associated with patterns of patient-reported alcohol use determined by routine AUDIT-C among adults receiving mental healthcare. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2020 Jan-Feb;62:79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.12.002. Epub 2019 Dec 18. PubMed
Williams EC, Bobb JF, Lee AK, Ludman EJ, Richards JE, Hawkins EJ, Merrill JO, Saxon AJ, Lapham GT, Matson TE, Caldeiro R, Greenberg DM, Kivlahan DR, Bradley KA. Effect of a care management intervention on 12-month drinking outcomes among patients with and without DSM-IV alcohol dependence at baseline. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05261-7. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Richards JE, Hohl SD, Whiteside U, Ludman EJ, Grossman DC, Simon GE, Shortreed SM, Lee AK, Parrish R, Shea M, Caldeiro RM, Penfold RB, Williams EC. If you listen, i will talk: the experience of being asked about suicidality during routine primary care. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Jul 25. pii: 10.1007/s11606-019-05136-x. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05136-x [Epub ahead of print] PubMed
Richards JE, Bobb JF, Lee AK, Lapham GT, Williams EC, Glass JE, Ludman EJ, Achtmeyer C, Caldeiro RM, Oliver M, Bradley KA. Integration of screening, assessment, and treatment for cannabis and other drug use disorders in primary care: an evaluation in three pilot sites. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Jun 8;201:134-141. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.04.015. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Whiteside U, Richards J, Huh D, Hidalgo R, Nordhauser R, Wong AJ, Zhang X, Luxton DD, Ellsworth M, Lezine D. Development and evaluation of a web-based resource for suicidal thoughts: nowmattersnow.org. J Med Internet Res. 2019 May 2;21(5):e13183. doi: 10.2196/13183. PubMed
suicide prevention
Patient perceptions shine light on preventing unexpected suicide attempts
Julie Richards, motivated by clinical practice needs and lived experience, is researching suicide-related care.
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Mental Health
An integrated care approach to identifying and treating the suicidal person in primary care
Psychiatric Times, Jan 31, 2019
