Faculty & Staff Details
Kathy Lazear
Social & Behavioral Researcher
Division of State and Local Support
Brief Biography
Kathy Lazear is the Coordinator, Human Services with CFS and a principle investigator with the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health. Ms. Lazear has consulted with and provided technical assistance to numerous states, local communities and internationally on system of care reform. Much of Ms. Lazear's research and evaluation activities have focused on mixed methods design, including case study methodologies utilized in the evaluation of community systems of care for children's mental health. Projects include the Child and Family Experience of the Mental Health System study, the SSI Family Impact Study, and the MACRO Family Experience Study of the CMHS grant communties. In addition, Ms. Lazear was the Project Director for the Leadership Initiative adn the Florida Youth Suicide report to the Legislature. Ms. Lazear also served as the Coordinator for the Institute's Cultural Competence Plan and Research Interest Group and Institute representative to the University of South Florida's Diversity 2000 Strategic Initiative. Ms. Lazear received her B.A. from Fairfield University, Connecticut, and her M.A. from the University of South Florida, Tampa.
Key Publications
Asset-Based Approaches for LGBTQI2-S Youth and Families in Systems of Care
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Examining the Relationship between Family-Run Organizations and Non-Family Organization Partners in Systems of Care
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Quick Guide for Self-Assessment of Family-Run Organizations in Systems of Care
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Assumptions, Indicators and Descriptors for the Family Voice Study: Assessing the Role of Family Organizations in Developing Family Voice in Systems of Care
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System of Care Checklists from the Family Experience of the Mental Health System (FEMHS) Study
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