All Publications
Publications from the National Congregations Study range from general overviews to writings about specific topics. They are aimed at academic, clergy, and lay audiences. If copyright restrictions prevent your download of an article for which Mark Chaves is one of the authors, please contact us with your request and we will send a copy to you. Also, if you have used NCS data to write something, or if you know of something that has been written using NCS data, please let us know so we can add it to the list of study writings.
The Role of Religious Congregations in the Mental Health Care System
Frenk, Steven M. 2011. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Beyond Clergy: Congregations’ Sponsorship of Social Services for People with Mental Disorders
Frenk, Steven M. 2014. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 41:146–57.
Proportion of U.S. Congregations that have People Living with HIV
Frenk, Steven M. and Mark Chaves. 2012. Journal of Religion and Health 51:371–80.
U.S. Congregations’ Provision of Programs or Activities for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Frenk, Steven M., and Jenny Trinitapoli. 2013. AIDS and Behavior 17(5):1829–38.
Programming Provided by Religious Congregations in the United States to Address Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder
Holleman, Anna. 2024. Journal of Religion and Health 63:551-566.
Inequality within Congregations and Congregations’ Response to Inequality: Studies of Gender and Mental Health, Race and Mental Health, and Participation in the Sanctuary Movement
Holleman, Anna. 2021. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC.
When Religion Hurts: Structural Sexism and Health in Religious Congregations
Homan, Patricia and Amy Burdette. 2021. American Sociological Review 86(2):234–255.
Faith-Health Collaboration in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Study
Steinman, Kenneth Jacob and Athe Bambakidis. 2008. American Journal of Health Promotion 22(4):256–63.
Predictors of HIV/AIDS Programming in African American Churches: Implications for HIV Prevention, Testing, and Care
Stewart, Jennifer, Alexandra Hanlon, and Bridgette M. Brawner. 2016. Health Education & Behavior 44(3):385–393.
Prevalence and Predictors of Substance Use Support Programming Among U.S. Religious Congregations
Torres, Vanessa N., Brad R. Fulton, Eunice C. Wong, and Kathryn P. Derose. 2022. Journal of Drug Issues 53(4):581-601.
U.S. Religious Congregations and the Sponsorship of Health-Related Programs
Trinitapoli, Jenny, Christopher G. Ellison and Jason D. Boardman. 2009. Social Science and Medicine 68(12):2231–39.
Predictors of the Existence of Congregational HIV Programs: Similarities and Differences Compared with Other Health Programs
Williams, Malcolm V., Ann Haas, Beth Ann Griffin, Brad R. Fulton, David E. Kanouse, Laura M. Bogart, and Kathryn Pitkin Derose. 2015. American Journal of Health Promotion 29(6):e225–e235.
Prevalence and Predictors of Mental Health Programming Among U.S. Religious Congregations
Wong, Eunice C., Brad R. Fulton, and Kathryn P. Derose. 2017. Psychiatric Services 69(2):154-160.
Sources of Care for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: The Role of the African American Church
Wong, Eunice C., Kathryn P. Derose, Paula Litt, and Jeremy N. V. Miles. 2017. Journal of Religion and Health 57:1200-1210.