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Ladegard K, Alleyne S, Close J, Hwang MD. The Role of School-based Interventions and Communities for Mental Health Prevention, Tiered Levels of Care, and Access to Care. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2024; 33:381-395. [PMID: 38823811 DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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This article highlights the key role of schools in addressing rising mental health disorders among youth. It champions collaboration between health and educational sectors, emphasizing child and adolescent psychiatrists' significant contribution to school-based mental health literacy and interventions. This article encourages for child and adolescent psychiatrists' involvement in policy advocacy for accessible and inclusive mental health care, championing sustainable mental health services through advocating for funding, training, and policy support.
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- Kristie Ladegard
- Department of Psychiatry, Denver Health, University of Colorado, 601 Broadway 7th Floor MC 7779, Denver, CO 80203, USA.
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- Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, 1324 Lakeland Hills Boulevard, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA
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- Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, National Clinician Scholars Program, Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, 710 W Main Street, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 9 Strathmore Court, Wallingford, PA 19086, USA
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Roche KM, White RMB, Partovi R, Vaquera E, Little TD. US Immigration Policy Stressors and Latinx Youth Mental Health. JAMA Pediatr 2024; 178:669-677. [PMID: 38739402 PMCID: PMC11091817 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Importance The youth mental health crisis is exacerbated for Latinx adolescents, a group whose families are targets of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy. Objective To investigate how immigration-related stressors are associated with disruptions in parent-child relationships and, in turn, the mental health symptoms of Latinx adolescents. Design, Setting, and Participants Data for this prospective cohort study of adolescent-mother dyads were derived from surveys completed at 3 time points spanning 4 years (time 1 [T1] in 2018, time 2 [T2] in 2020, and time 3 [T3] in 2022). Mediation analyses estimated paths from immigration-related stressors to parent-child relationship qualities to mental health symptoms from early to late adolescence. Multivariable and multivariate linear models within a structural equation modeling framework regressed mediators and outcome variables on their own T1 values, offering a scientifically rigorous test of mediation. The setting was a school district in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, and included Latinx adolescents (ages 11-16 years) randomly selected from grade and gender strata. Data were analyzed from June 2023 to March 2024. Exposures The primary independent variables were T1 mother reports of anti-immigrant worry and behavioral modification and adolescent reports of family member detention or deportation. Mediating variables were the reports of parental support and parent-child conflict of T2 adolescents. Main Outcomes and Measures T3 adolescent reports of past 6-month internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Results A total of 547 Latinx adolescents (mean [SD] age, 13.3 [1.0] years; 303 female [55.4%]; 244 male [44.6%]) were included in this study. Response rates were 65.2% (547 of 839) among contacted parents and 95.3% (547 of 574) among contacted adolescents with parental permission. Four-year retention rates were 67% (366 of 547 adolescents) and 65% (177 of 271 mothers). Structural model results showed that T1 anti-immigrant worry and behavioral modification was associated with T3 increases in externalizing symptoms indirectly through T1 to T2 increases in parent-child conflict (β = 0.03; SE = 0.02; 95% CI, 0-0.08). For girls, T1 family member deportation or detention was associated with T1 to T3 increases in internalizing and externalizing symptoms indirectly through T1 to T2 declines in parental support (internalizing: β = 0.04; SE = 0.02; 95% CI, 0-0.08; externalizing: β = 0.03; SE = 0.02; 95% CI, 0-0.07). Sensitivity analyses supported structural model findings. Conclusion and Relevance Results of this cohort study suggest that legislative bodies, the health care system, and educational institutions should implement safeguards to mitigate potential harm conferred by anti-immigrant environments for parent-child relationships and, in turn, Latinx adolescents' mental health.
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- Kathleen M. Roche
- Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe
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- Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Sociology and Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Educational Psychology and Leadership, Lubbock, Texas
- East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- North-West University of South Africa, South Africa
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Yang Y(S, Law M, Vaghri Z. New Brunswick's mental health action plan: A quantitative exploration of program efficacy in children and youth using the Canadian Community Health Survey. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301008. [PMID: 38848408 PMCID: PMC11161078 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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In 2011, the New Brunswick government released the New Brunswick Mental Health Action Plan 2011-2018 (Action Plan). Following the release of the Action Plan in 2011, two progress reports were released in 2013 and 2015, highlighting the implementation status of the Action Plan. While vague in their language, these reports indicated considerable progress in implementing the Action Plan, as various initiatives were undertaken to raise awareness and provide additional resources to facilitate early prevention and intervention in children and youth. However, whether these initiatives have yielded measurable improvements in population-level mental health outcomes in children and youth remains unclear. The current study explored the impact of the Action Plan by visualizing the trend in psychosocial outcomes and service utilization of vulnerable populations in New Brunswick before and after the implementation of the Action Plan using multiple datasets from the Canadian Community Health Survey. Survey-weighted ordinary least square regression analyses were performed to investigate measurable improvements in available mental health outcomes. The result revealed a declining trend in the mental wellness of vulnerable youth despite them consistently reporting higher frequencies of mental health service use. This study highlights the need for a concerted effort in providing effective mental health services to New Brunswick youth and, more broadly, Canadian youth, as well as ensuring rigorous routine outcome monitoring and evaluation plans are consistently implemented for future mental health strategies at the time of their initiation.
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- Yuzhi (Stanford) Yang
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, St. Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Global Child Program, Integrated Health Initiative, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Ilakkuvan V, De Biasi A. Delivering Medicaid Mental Health Services and Supports in Schools: Current Landscape and Opportunities to Expand. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2024; 94:562-570. [PMID: 38320292 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Medicaid is a key policy lever for expanding access to mental health services and supports for children in schools, especially low-income and minority children. This study examines how Medicaid finances mental health promotion and prevention (tier 1), screening and selected interventions (tier 2), and treatment (tier 3) in schools, informing policy recommendations to expand school mental health. METHODS Seventeen key informant interviews were conducted virtually from March to October 2022 with research, practice, and policy leaders in school mental health and Medicaid. Interview transcripts were thematically coded to inform recommendations. RESULTS Interview themes included that Medicaid is a key funder of mental health services, primarily in tier 3, and that braiding and blending funds is necessary to support services across all tiers in schools. Interviewees underscored the need to expand tier 2 in schools, to expand and diversify the behavioral health workforce (including via non-licensed providers, aligning school-employed provider licensure and billing requirements and building school-community referral relationships), strengthen teaming structures (including state children's cabinets, student case management, and education/Medicaid agency coordination), and leverage technical assistance and training to speed up adoption of new policies (including via guidance and templates that facilitate billing for school health services). CONCLUSIONS Policymakers, practitioners, and advocates can use these findings to identify policies and strategies to expand school mental health and reduce inequities.
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- Vinu Ilakkuvan
- PoP Health, Fairfax, VA
- George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC
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- PoP Health, Fairfax, VA
- Policy, WE in the World, Nashua, NH
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Ghose SS, Patel NA, Marshall T, George P, Taylor J, Karakus M, Crocker L, Hoey T, Goldman HH. Assessing the Evidence Base for School-Based Promotion and Prevention Interventions: Introduction to the Series. Psychiatr Serv 2024:appips20230542. [PMID: 38736359 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Schools are an important component in the mental health system of care for youths. Teachers and other school staff have unique opportunities to promote emotional wellness and prevent mental health conditions. Although numerous programs are available, identifying evidence-based and effective options is a significant challenge. This introduction lays out the rationale and methodology of the Assessing the Evidence Base (AEB) Series, a collection of systematic reviews of school-based mental health promotion and prevention approaches recommended by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Authors of the current AEB Series used the rating criteria derived from the 2014 AEB Series, which provided systematic reviews of a wide spectrum of interventions for mental and substance use disorders. Like its predecessor, the current series upholds a high standard of scientific rigor while ensuring that the information is easily accessible to various stakeholders in education, behavioral health, and communities. It describes the universal features included in each systematic review, such as a rating of the level of evidence for interventions, intervention program components, identification of interventions that have yielded positive outcomes for students from underserved populations, and a review of cost data. The AEB systematic reviews will serve as an important tool for decision makers involved in managing limited resources for various programs in school-based mental health services by synthesizing large bodies of research for use by leaders in education and behavioral health.
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- Sushmita Shoma Ghose
- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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- Westat (Ghose, Marshall, George, Taylor, Karakus, Crocker, Hoey) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (Patel), Rockville, Maryland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, College Park (Goldman)
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Giusto A, Triplett NS, Foster JC, Gee DG. Future Directions for Community-Engaged Research in Clinical Psychological Science with Youth. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2024; 53:503-522. [PMID: 38830059 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2359650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Despite advances in clinical science, the burden of mental health problems among youth is not improving. To tackle this burden, clinical science with youth needs methods that include youth and family perspectives on context and public health. In this paper, we illustrate how community-engaged research (CEnR) methods center these perspectives. Although CEnR methods are well-established in other disciplines (e.g. social work, community psychology), they are underutilized in clinical science with youth. This is due in part to misperceptions of CEnR as resource-intensive, overly contextualized, incompatible with experimentally controlled modes of inquiry, or irrelevant to understanding youth mental health. By contrast, CEnR methods can provide real-world impact, contextualized clinical solutions, and sustainable outcomes. A key advantage of CEnR strategies is their flexibility-they fall across a continuum that centers community engagement as a core principle, and thus can be infused in a variety of research efforts, even those that center experimental control (e.g. randomized controlled trials). This paper provides a brief overview of this continuum of strategies and its application to youth-focused clinical science. We then discuss future directions of CEnR in clinical science with youth, as well as structural changes needed to advance this work. The goals of this paper are to help demystify CEnR and encourage clinical scientists to consider adopting methods that better consider context and intentionally engage the communities that our work seeks to serve.
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- Ali Giusto
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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Orenstein S, Yarnell J, Connors E, Bohnenkamp J, Hoover S, Lever N. The State School Mental Health Profile: Findings from 25 States. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2024; 94:443-452. [PMID: 38321623 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND State-level leadership and conditions are instrumental to local and regional comprehensive school mental health system (CSMHS) quality, sustainability, and growth. However, systematic documentation of state-level school mental health (SMH) policy, infrastructure, funding, and practice is limited. METHODS Using a multi-phase, multi-method process, we developed the State School Mental Health Profile (State Profile) to offer a comprehensive landscape of state SMH efforts. State leaders in 25 states completed the State Profile once over a 3-year data collection period. Mixed methods results are reported in 8 domains. RESULTS State education agencies were reportedly most involved in SMH technical assistance, advocacy, leadership, funding, and service provision, with mental health agencies reported as second most involved. Nearly half of state respondents reported having a state-level SMH director or coordinator. Policies with the greatest perceived impact require implementation of and funding for SMH services and supports. Despite leveraging multiple sources of funding, most states emphasized lack of funding as a primary barrier to establishing CSMHSs. All states reported staffing shortages. CONCLUSION The State Profile can assist multi-agency state leadership teams to self-assess policy, infrastructure, and resources to support CSMHSs statewide. Findings point to areas of opportunity to advance equity across resource allocation, service provision, and policy development.
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- Shawn Orenstein
- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, 389 Whitney Avenue, Office 106, New Haven, CT, 06511
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201
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Hoover SA. Investing in School Mental Health: Strategies to Wisely Spend Federal and State Funding. Psychiatr Serv 2024:appips20230553. [PMID: 38566559 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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In the context of the current youth mental health crisis, it is prudent to reconsider how resources are allocated to facilitate the delivery of effective and comprehensive supports and services to children and adolescents. Schools are the main delivery sites for youth mental health services. Many districts have adopted comprehensive school mental health systems (CSMHS) to provide a multitiered approach comprising mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention to students via partnerships between school and community health and behavioral health providers. COVID-19 relief funding and other new federal and state investments in school mental health have led to expansions of school mental health programming in most states. An impending federal funding cliff necessitates an examination of how to wisely invest now to achieve the greatest positive future impact on youth mental health. To capitalize on opportunities to sustain effective school mental health and maximize return on investment, states may consider four strategies: leverage cross-sector partnerships to advance school mental health policies and funding, strengthen and expand Medicaid coverage of CSMHS, establish and enhance data systems, and create state technical assistance and professional development support for CSMHS implementation through local education agencies.
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- Sharon A Hoover
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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Moore SA, Cooper JM, Malloy J, Lyon AR. Core Components and Implementation Determinants of Multilevel Service Delivery Frameworks Across Child Mental Health Service Settings. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2024; 51:172-195. [PMID: 38117431 PMCID: PMC10850020 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-023-01320-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Multilevel service delivery frameworks are approaches to structuring and organizing a spectrum of evidence-based services and supports, focused on assessment, prevention, and intervention designed for the local context. Exemplar frameworks in child mental health include positive behavioral interventions and supports in education, collaborative care in primary care, and systems of care in community mental health settings. Yet, their high-quality implementation has lagged. This work proposes a conceptual foundation for multilevel service delivery frameworks spanning diverse mental health service settings that can inform development of strategic implementation supports. We draw upon the existing literature for three exemplar multilevel service delivery frameworks in different child mental health service settings to (1) identify core components common to each framework, and (2) to highlight prominent implementation determinants that interface with each core component. Six interrelated components of multilevel service delivery frameworks were identified, including, (1) a systems-level approach, (2) data-driven problem solving and decision-making, (3) multiple levels of service intensity using evidence-based practices, (4) cross-linking service sectors, (5) multiple providers working together, including in teams, and (6) built-in implementation strategies that facilitate delivery of the overall model. Implementation determinants that interface with core components were identified at each contextual level. The conceptual foundation provided in this paper has the potential to facilitate cross-sector knowledge sharing, promote generalization across service settings, and provide direction for researchers, system leaders, and implementation intermediaries/practitioners working to strategically support the high-quality implementation of these frameworks.
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- Stephanie A Moore
- School of Education, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
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- Institute on Disability, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Meilsmeidth G, Trigueiro MJ, Simões-Silva V, Simões de Almeida R, Portugal P, Gomes PV, de Sousa S, Campos F, Monteiro P, Soutelo AP, Marques A. Assessing the efficacy of the 'Bicho De 7 Cabeças' B-learning school-based program in enhancing mental health literacy and reducing stigma. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:93. [PMID: 38395937 PMCID: PMC10893733 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01591-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents has a considerable impact on daily life, restricting tasks and diminishing overall quality of life while potentially leading to stigmatization. This study aims to measure the impact of a mental health literacy intervention program, called "Bicho de 7 Cabeças" project, in b-learning format, on the increase of knowledge and the decrease of stigma in young people from Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. A quasi-experimental study was conducted, from November 2022 to May 2023, involving an experimental group ("Bicho de 7 Cabeças" protocol) and an active control group (informational brochures), utilizing a pre-test/post-test design. Mental Health Literacy Measure-MHLM, Mental Health Promoting Knowledge Scale-MHPK-10, Mental Illness Knowledge Schedule-MAKS, Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale-RIBS, and Community Attitudes toward People with Mental Illness-CAMI were used. A total of 504 young students from the 9th grade enroll in this study, with a mean age around 14 years old. There is a significant difference between stigma (p <.001) and knowledge (p <.001) scores at baseline and follow-up. The results of this study shows that interventions aimed at young people for the promotion of mental health literacy and stigma reduction are needed and more initiatives should be implemented in schools to address these problems.
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- Gislene Meilsmeidth
- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal.
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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- LabRP- CIR, ESS, Polytechnic University of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 400 4200 - 072, Porto, Portugal
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Smith LH, Warren E, Hendrickson N, Joshua K. An Empty Scoping Review of Emergency Department to School Transition for Youth with Mental Health Concerns. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.01.23.24301673. [PMID: 38343854 PMCID: PMC10854341 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.23.24301673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The number of youth Emergency Department (ED) visits due to mental health concerns has been steadily increasing with a large number of youth being referred from school. Despite the increase in ED visits, there has not been an increase in the number of students who are actually admitted to the hospital. Further, youth referred from school are more likely to be discharged from the ED. Given the unique relationship between school and ED referrals and the large number of youth who do not require hospitalization, this study sought to understand how schools are supporting students who return to school after an ED visit. We conducted a scoping review to identify programs and practices to support ED to school transition. Two reviewers screened 907 manuscripts, but none of the manuscripts met the inclusion criteria. We discuss the importance of supporting students returning to school from the ED and draw from the literature on hospital to school transition to make recommendations for educators.
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- University of Virginia, School of Education & Human Development
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- University of Virginia, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
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Moore S, Timpe Z, Rasberry CN, Hertz M, Verlenden J, Spencer P, Murray C, Lee S, Barrios LC, Tripathi T, McConnell L, Iachan R, Pampati S. Disparities in the Implementation of School-Based Mental Health Supports Among K-12 Public Schools. Psychiatr Serv 2024; 75:17-24. [PMID: 37312505 PMCID: PMC10719411 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The authors sought to explore the availability of mental health supports within public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic by using survey data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. K-12 public schools collected in October-November 2021. METHODS The prevalence of 11 school-based mental health supports was examined within the sample (N=437 schools). Chi-square tests and adjusted logistic regression models were used to identify associations between school-level characteristics and mental health supports. School characteristics included level (elementary, middle, or high school), locale (city, town, suburb, or rural area), poverty level, having a full-time school nurse, and having a school-based health center. RESULTS Universal mental health programs were more prevalent than more individualized and group-based supports (e.g., therapy groups); however, prevalence of certain mental health supports was low among schools (e.g., only 53% implemented schoolwide trauma-informed practices). Schools having middle to high levels of poverty or located in rural areas or towns and elementary schools and schools without a health infrastructure were less likely to implement mental health supports, even after analyses were adjusted for school-level characteristics. For example, compared with low-poverty schools, mid-poverty schools had lower odds of implementing prosocial skills training for students (adjusted OR [AOR]=0.49, 95% CI=0.27-0.88) and providing confidential mental health screening (AOR=0.42, 95% CI=0.22-0.79). CONCLUSIONS Implementation levels of school-based mental health supports leave substantial room for improvement, and numerous disparities existed by school characteristics. Higher-poverty areas, schools in rural areas or towns, and elementary schools and schools without a health infrastructure may require assistance in ensuring equitable access to mental health supports.
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- Shamia Moore
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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- Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Atlanta (Moore, Spencer); Health, Economics, Environment, and Development Division, ICF, Atlanta (Timpe, Murray, Tripathi, McConnell, Iachan); Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta (Rasberry, Hertz, Verlenden, Barrios, Pampati); Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta (Lee)
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Hankin BL, Griffith JM. What Do We Know About Depression Among Youth and How Can We Make Progress Toward Improved Understanding and Reducing Distress? A New Hope. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2023; 26:919-942. [PMID: 37285011 PMCID: PMC10245370 DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00437-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This paper summarizes many findings about depression among children and adolescents. Depression is prevalent, highly distressing, and exerts considerable burden worldwide. Rates surge from childhood through young adulthood and have increased over the last decade. Many risk factors have been identified, and evidence-based interventions exist targeting mostly individual-level changes via psychological or pharmacological means. At the same time, the field appears stuck and has not achieved considerable progress in advancing scientific understanding of depression's features or delivering interventions to meet the challenge of youth depression's high and growing prevalence. This paper adopts several positions to address these challenges and move the field forward. First, we emphasize reinvigoration of construct validation approaches that may better characterize youth depression's phenomenological features and inform more valid and reliable assessments that can enhance scientific understanding and improve interventions for youth depression. To this end, history and philosophical principles affecting depression's conceptualization and measurement are considered. Second, we suggest expanding the range and targets of treatments and prevention efforts beyond current practice guidelines for evidence-based interventions. This broader suite of interventions includes structural- and system-level change focused at community and societal levels (e.g., evidence-based economic anti-poverty interventions) and personalized interventions with sufficient evidence base. We propose that by focusing on the FORCE (Fundamentals, Openness, Relationships, Constructs, Evidence), youth depression research can provide new hope.
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- Benjamin L Hankin
- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 603 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL, 61820, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 603 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL, 61820, USA
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Weist MD, Hoover SA, Daly BP, Short KH, Bruns EJ. Propelling the Global Advancement of School Mental Health. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2023; 26:851-864. [PMID: 37247024 PMCID: PMC10225778 DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00434-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Rates of mental health problems and disorders in children and youth have been increasing for at least three decades, and these have escalated due to the pandemic and multiple other societal stressors. It is increasingly recognized that students and families frequently struggle to receive needed care through traditional locations such as specialty mental health centers. Upstream mental health promotion and prevention strategies are gaining support as a public health approach to supporting overall population well-being, better utilizing a limited specialty workforce, and reducing illness. Based on these recognitions, there has been a progressive and escalating movement toward the delivery of mental health support to children and youth "where they are," with a prominent and more ecologically valid environment being schools. This paper will provide a brief review of the escalating mental health needs of children and youth, advantages of school mental health (SMH) programs in better meeting these needs, example model SMH programs from the United States and Canada, and national and international SMH centers/networks. We conclude with strategies for further propelling the global advancement of the SMH field through interconnected practice, policy, and research.
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Williams NJ, Beauchemin J, Griffis J, Marcus SC. Disparities in Youth and Family Experiences of System-of-Care Principles by Level of Youth Need. Community Ment Health J 2023; 59:1388-1400. [PMID: 37084106 PMCID: PMC10119524 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-023-01126-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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The extent to which mental health services for youths embody system-of-care (SOC) principles is an important quality indicator. This study tested whether youth and family experiences of SOC principles varied depending on youths' level of need after adjusting for sociodemographic and treatment factors. The relationship to caregiver-reported clinical outcomes was also examined. Using administrative data and cross-sectional surveys from a stratified random sample of 1124 caregivers of youths ages 5-20 within a statewide system, adjusted analyses indicated caregivers of youths with the most intensive needs were significantly less likely to report receiving care that embodied SOC principles, with deficits on six of nine items. Youths whose services embodied SOC principles experienced significantly greater improvement in caregiver-reported functioning even after adjusting for level of need. Results highlight disparities in SOC principles for youths with intensive needs and the need for policy and intervention development to improve care for this population.
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- Nathaniel J. Williams
- School of Social Work, Boise State University, 1910 W. University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 USA
- Institute for the Study of Behavioral Health and Addiction, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725 USA
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- School of Social Work, Boise State University, 1910 W. University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 USA
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- College of Professional Studies, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Wiedermann CJ, Barbieri V, Plagg B, Marino P, Piccoliori G, Engl A. Fortifying the Foundations: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhancing Mental Health Support in Educational Policies Amidst Crises. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11101423. [PMID: 37239709 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11101423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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In recent times, global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and geopolitical conflicts have significantly impacted pupils' mental health. This opinion article presents evidence-based recommendations to bolster mental health support within educational systems, aiming to alleviate the psychological burden faced by students during these challenging times. This article argues that a proactive, holistic approach to mental health is essential for building a resilient educational infrastructure. More than ever, we support the call for the integration of mental health education into the core curriculum, equipping students with vital coping skills and fostering emotional intelligence. Additionally, we emphasize the importance of training educators and staff to identify and address mental health issues. Furthermore, this article highlights the need for interdisciplinary collaboration involving general practitioners, mental health professionals, community organizations, and policymakers in crafting and implementing support strategies. Educational institutions can effectively leverage the expertise of diverse stakeholders to create targeted interventions by cultivating partnerships. Finally, the significance of continuously evaluating and refining mental health support policies to ensure their efficacy and adaptability in the face of evolving crises is emphasized. Through these comprehensive recommendations, this opinion article seeks to catalyze a transformation in educational policies, prioritize mental health support, and empower pupils to thrive during tumultuous times.
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- Christian J Wiedermann
- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana-College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Medical Decision Making and Health Technology Assessment, University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, 6060 Hall, Tyrol, Austria
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana-College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana-College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana-College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana-College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana-College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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Henke RM. Knowing Well, Being Well: well-being born of understanding: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Children: Implications for Future Health. Am J Health Promot 2023; 37:263-288. [PMID: 36646664 DOI: 10.1177/08901171221140641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A roadmap to equitable school mental health screening. J Sch Psychol 2023; 96:57-74. [PMID: 36641225 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Youth in the United States are experiencing mental health concerns at alarming rates. Considering the nation's legacy of racism and growing recognition of the impact of social determinants of health on educational and mental health inequities, it is imperative to re-envision how we approach mental health screening in schools to center equity. A focus on mental health screening for the sole purpose of identifying individual at-risk students ignores key contextual considerations, is ineffective in addressing health and educational inequities, and has the potential to perpetuate oppressive practices in schools. Equity-focused mental health screening requires a shift from individual- and deficit-focused approaches to systems- and holistic-focused approaches that (a) identify strengths and stressors among individuals, groups, and communities; (b) dismantle structural forms of oppression; and (c) promote positive mental health outcomes for minoritized youth. Integrating recommendations from the educational equity literature and critical school mental health frameworks, this paper identifies core considerations for equitable school mental health screening and provides guiding principles for each phase of the screening process, from screening readiness to execution to follow up. To implement these recommendations and transform school-based mental health care, schools should (a) incorporate multiple perspectives; (b) prioritize student, family, and community voices; and (c) build collaborative partnerships to co-construct a vision for equitable school mental health.
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Nadeem E, R Van Meter A. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents: An Opportunity to Build Resilient Systems. Am J Health Promot 2023; 37:274-281. [PMID: 36646661 DOI: 10.1177/08901171221140641d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents is significant. Educational progress and mental health, in particular, have been negatively affected. Among youth from vulnerable communities, pre-existing academic and health disparities have been exacerbated. Youth outcomes are often attributed to individual resilience - or lack thereof; in this paper, we describe how failure to adapt and effectively cope at the system level (ie, lack of system resilience) is implicated in the current dual educational and mental crisis. We describe opportunities to make our systems more nimble and better-equipped to support youth moving forward.
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- Erum Nadeem
- Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, USA
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Choi SY, Rusch A, Lane A, Liebrecht C, Bilek EL, Eisenberg D, Andrews C, Perry M, Smith SN. Individual and organizational factors as predictors of early evidence-based practice adoption in Michigan high schools: Baseline data from an implementation trial. IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2023; 4:26334895231159429. [PMID: 37091540 PMCID: PMC10052498 DOI: 10.1177/26334895231159429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Background Adolescents increasingly access mental health services in schools. School mental health professionals (SPs; school counselors, social workers, etc.) can offer evidence-based mental health practices (EBPs) in schools, which may address access gaps and improve clinical outcomes. Although some studies have assessed factors associated with EBP adoption in schools, additional research focusing on SP- and school-level factors is warranted to support EBP implementation as SPs’ mental health delivery grows. Methods Baseline data were collected from SPs at Michigan high schools participating in a statewide trial to implement SP-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to students. Models examined factors associated with attitudes about EBPs, implementation climate, and implementation leadership, and their associations with CBT knowledge, training attendance, and pre-training CBT delivery. Results One hundred ninety-eight SPs at 107 schools (87%) completed a baseline survey. The mean Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) total score was 2.9, and school-aggregated mean scores of the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) and Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) were 1.83 and 1.77, respectively, all on a scale ranging from 0 ( low) to 4 ( high). ICS and ILS scores were lower than typically reported in clinical settings, while EBPAS scores were higher. School characteristics were not significantly associated with EBPAS, ICS, or ILS scores, but scores did differ by SP role. Higher EBPAS scores were associated with more CBT knowledge (average marginal effect for 1 SD change [AME] = 0.15 points) and a higher probability of training completion (AME = 8 percentage points). Higher ICS scores were associated with a higher probability of pre-training CBT delivery (AME = 6 percentage points), and higher ILS scores were associated with higher probability of training completion (AME = 10 percentage points). Conclusions Our findings suggest that SPs’ attitudes toward EBPs and organizational support were positively associated with early signs of implementation success. As schools increasingly fill the adolescent mental healthcare access gap, efforts to strengthen both provider attitudes toward EBP and strategic organizational factors supporting EBP delivery will be key to encouraging EBP uptake in schools. Plain Language Summary Schools are an important setting in which adolescents receive mental healthcare. We need to better understand how to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) in this setting to improve student mental health. This study examined the attitudes and perceptions of school professionals (SPs) as key contributors to the implementation of a particular EBP, the delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in schools. The study found that implementation climate and leadership scores in participating schools were lower than scores typically reported in clinical settings, while scores for SP attitudes about EBP adoption were higher than typical scores in clinical settings. Results further suggest that SPs with more positive attitudes toward EBPs are more knowledgeable of CBT and more likely to complete a 1-day CBT training. We also found that higher implementation climate scores were associated with SPs reporting pre-training CBT delivery (although this association was not statistically significant), and more implementation leadership was associated with SPs completing the CBT training. These findings suggest that SP attitudes toward EBPs and organizational support in schools are positively associated with early signs of implementation success. Early, low-intensity efforts to (1) improve SP attitudes about mental health EBPs, and (2) increase schools’ support for implementation may scaffold more intensive implementation efforts in schools down the road.
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- Seo Youn Choi
- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Learning Health Sciences, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Seo Youn Choi, Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, SPH II, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Lyons MD, Taylor JV, Zeanah KL, Downey SK, Zabek FA. Supporting School Mental Health Providers: Evidence from a Short-Term Telementoring Model. CHILD & YOUTH CARE FORUM 2023; 52:65-84. [PMID: 35125853 PMCID: PMC8804076 DOI: 10.1007/s10566-022-09673-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Background To support student mental health, school staff must have knowledge of evidence-based practices and the capacity to implement them. One approach used to address this challenge is a group-based telementoring model called Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO). In other applications (e.g., healthcare settings), ECHO has been shown to increase healthcare professionals' self-efficacy and knowledge of evidence-based practices leading to improved patient outcomes. Objectives This study examined the potential for ECHO to be used as a method for increasing school staff engagement and knowledge of evidence-based school mental health practices. Methods Using a quasi-experimental design, this study compared outcomes across two professional development experiences aimed at promoting school staff ability to provide evidence-based mental health services. School staff from four school districts participated in a school mental health training initiative. All participants (N = 57) had access to asynchronous, online mental health modules. A sub-sample (n = 33) was also offered monthly ECHO sessions. Results Tests of group difference in outcomes revealed significant increases in engagement with online learning (d = 0.58) and satisfaction (d = 0.82) for those who participated in ECHO as compared to those who did not. Knowledge about evidence-based practices was not significantly different between groups. Conclusions Results suggest that group-based telementoring may be a promising approach for improving engagement and satisfaction with training initiatives aimed at promoting evidence-based school mental health practices. However, further study of ProjectECHO using experimental designs is needed to make causal inferences about its effect on provider outcomes.
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- Michael D. Lyons
- School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA
- Department of Health, and Human Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA
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- School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA
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- School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA
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- School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA
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- School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA
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Verlenden J, Kaczkowski W, Li J, Hertz M, Anderson KN, Bacon S, Dittus P. Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Pandemic-Related Stress and the Impact on Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA 2022; 17:1-15. [PMID: 36532141 PMCID: PMC9747542 DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00502-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Vulnerabilities of adolescents during times of crisis have been previously identified, but little research has investigated the compounding effects of lifetime adversities and pandemic-related stress on adolescent mental health. This study uses adolescent self-report data to model relationships between stress exposures and indicators of poor mental health from the longitudinal COVID Experiences (CovEx) Surveys. These surveys were administered online in English to U.S. adolescents ages 13-19 using the NORC AmeriSpeak® panel, a probability-based panel designed to be representative of the U.S. household population. Two waves of data were collected (Wave 1: October-November 2020, n = 727; Wave 2: March-May 2021, n = 569). Measures included demographics, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs, 8 items), pandemic-related stress (Pandemic-Related Stress Index [PRSI], 7 items), and depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents [PHQ-A], 9 items). Path analyses were conducted to examine pathways between Wave 1 ACEs, Wave 1 PRSI, and Wave 2 PHQ with covariates of sex and race/ethnicity. Females had higher ACEs, PRSI, and PHQ scores than males. The PRSI score at Wave 1 was positively associated with the PHQ at Wave 2 (b = 0.29, SE = 0.14, p < 0.001). ACEs at Wave 1 were positively associated with PRSI at Wave 1 (b = 0.31, SE = 0.03, p < 0.001) and with PHQ at Wave 2 (b = 0.32, SE = 0.12, p < 0.001). The direct effect of ACEs on PHQ (b = 0.23, SE = 0.12, p < 0.001) remained significant even after accounting for the indirect effect of pandemic-related stress (b = 0.09, SE = 0.05, p < 0.001). Pandemic-related stress had a direct, adverse impact on adolescent depressive symptoms and demonstrates a compounding effect of childhood adversity and pandemic-related stress on depression. Findings can aid the design of interventions that promote mental health and support adolescent coping and recovery. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40653-022-00502-0.
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- Jorge Verlenden
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention (CDC/NCIPC/DVP), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Office of Strategy and Innovation (CDC/NCIPC/OSI), Atlanta, GA USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/NCHHSTP/DASH), Atlanta, GA USA
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Copeland JN, Babyak M, Inscoe AB, Maslow GR. Seasonality of Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits, School, and COVID-19. Pediatr Emerg Care 2022; 38:e1673-e1677. [PMID: 35319855 PMCID: PMC9722329 DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore how the academic calendar, and by extension school-year stressors, contributes to the seasonality of pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits. METHODS The authors reviewed all pediatric mental health ED visits at a large urban medical center from 2014 to 2019. Patients who were younger than 18 years at time of presentation, were Durham residents, and had a primary payer of Medicaid were included in the sample population, and the dates of ED visits of the sample population were compared against dates of academic semesters and summer/winter breaks of a relevant school calendar. Of patients with multiple ED visits, only the first ED presentation was included, and descriptive statistics and a rate ratio were used to describe the study group and identify the rate of ED visits during semesters compared with breaks. RESULTS Among the sample population from 2014 to 2019, there were 1004 first pediatric mental health ED visits. Of these ED visits, the average number of visits per week during summer/winter breaks was 2.2, and the average number of visits per week during academic semester dates was 3.4. The rate of ED visits was significantly greater during academic semesters compared with breaks (Rate Ratio, 1.6; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-2.0; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Children may be at greater risk of behavioral health crises or having increased mental needs when school is in session. As many children's mental health has worsened during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, these findings highlight the need for increased mental health services in the school setting as children return to in-person learning. In addition, it may benefit health systems to plan behavioral health staffing around academic calendars.
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Wu B, Zheng C, Huang B. Influence of science education on mental health of adolescents based on virtual reality. Front Psychol 2022; 13:895196. [PMID: 36248488 PMCID: PMC9556729 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.895196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This work is developed to explore the form of mental health education, strengthen scientific educational ideas, and improve the effect of psychological therapy. Virtual reality (VR) technology is innovatively applied in adolescent mental health treatment and education. Based on this, the mental health treatment and system design based on virtual reality technology are discussed, and the feasibility of applying VR technology to adolescent mental health education is explored. Second, the research concept of adolescent mental health is discussed. Based on the VR platform setup, questionnaire survey is implemented to analyze the factors influencing the mental health of primary and secondary school students in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province (the permission of the adolescent guardian is obtained during the interview), and five factors are obtained. Based on this, the adolescent mental health treatment system based on VR is designed, and the effectiveness of the system is tested and evaluated. The results show that the integrated delay of the VR equipment used is 29 ms, which can effectively provide service. There are significant differences in mental health status among adolescents of different genders, different ages, only children and non-only children, parents’ accompaniment during growing up, and urban and rural adolescents. Finally, after 3 months of psychological treatment, the mental health score of the experimental group of teenagers is 50–55 points. However, the mental health scores of the control group remain at 56–65 points, indicating that the mental health treatment system designed in this work can effectively help the adolescents to improve their mental health, thus proving the effectiveness of the system. To sum up, this work provides scientific reference for adolescent mental health education in schools. Psychological treatment system can help teenagers improve their psychological problems and promote the development of mental health education.
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- Bo Wu
- Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
- High School Attached to Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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- Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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- University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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Banzon TM, Sheehan WJ, Petty CR, Hauptman M, Flanagan S, Bell D, Shamosh B, Bartnikas LM, Phipatanakul W. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic and Mental Health-Related School-Nurse Visits in United States Schools. Acad Pediatr 2022; 23:681-685. [PMID: 36100180 PMCID: PMC9464315 DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE No studies have examined school-nurse visits related to mental health (MH) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We examined changes in the rate of MH-related school-nurse visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We analyzed school-nurse visit data (n = 3,445,240) for subjects Grade K-12 in US public schools using electronic health record software (SchoolCare, Ramsey, NJ). Data between January 1 and December 31 in 2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) versus January 1 to December 31 in 2020 (during COVID-19 pandemic) were compared. For each year, total visits to a school-nurse were calculated for general MH, anxiety, and self-harm. The exposure was number of school-nurse visits in each time period (2019 vs 2020). The main outcome was change in the rate of general MH, anxiety, and self-harm visits in 2019 versus 2020. RESULTS There were 2,302,239 total school-nurse visits in 2019 versus 1,143,001 in 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of visits for general MH increased by 30% (4.7-6.1 per 10,000 visits, 95% confidence interval [CI] {18%, 43%}; P < .001), and visits for anxiety increased by 25% (24.8-31 per 10,000 visits, 95% CI [20%,30%]; P < .001). There was no significant difference in self-harm visits across all ages during the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Our study found a significant increase in the rate of school-nurse visits for MH and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting the pediatric population is at-risk for increased negative MH-effects associated with the pandemic and highlights a critical role of school-nurses in identifying youth with potential MH-needs.
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- Tina M. Banzon
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital (TM Banzon, M Hauptman, S Flanagan, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass,Harvard Medical School (TM Banzon, D Bell, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's National Hospital (WJ Sheehan), Washington, DC,George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (WJ Sheehan), Washington, DC
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- Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children's Hospital (CR Petty), Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital (TM Banzon, M Hauptman, S Flanagan, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass,Pediatric Environmental Health Center, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital (M Hauptman and S Flanagan), Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital (TM Banzon, M Hauptman, S Flanagan, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass,Pediatric Environmental Health Center, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital (M Hauptman and S Flanagan), Boston, Mass
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- Harvard Medical School (TM Banzon, D Bell, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital (TM Banzon, M Hauptman, S Flanagan, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass,Harvard Medical School (TM Banzon, D Bell, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital (TM Banzon, M Hauptman, S Flanagan, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass; Harvard Medical School (TM Banzon, D Bell, LM Bartnikas, and W Phipatanakul), Boston, Mass.
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A Comprehensive Analysis of the Relationship between Play Performance and Psychosocial Problems in School-Aged Children. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9081110. [PMID: 35892613 PMCID: PMC9329709 DOI: 10.3390/children9081110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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During childhood, play contributes to the physical, emotional, cognitive and social development of infants and children and may enhance future mental health. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between play performance factors and psychosocial problems in school-aged children. A total of 142 typical Spanish children aged 5 to 9 years were included. Play performance was measured with the My Child’s Play questionnaire, while the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used to evaluate internalizing and externalizing problems. The findings showed that personal, environmental and activity factors of play performance were associated with psychosocial problems and prosocial behavior in children. Moreover, children with high psychosocial difficulties reported significantly poorer play performance. As executive functioning during play was the factor that was most strongly associated with internalizing and externalizing psychosocial difficulties, it is possible that executive functions have a decisive role on both social cognition and self-regulation during play performance.
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Connors EH, Moffa K, Carter T, Crocker J, Bohnenkamp JH, Lever NA, Hoover SA. Advancing Mental Health Screening in Schools: Innovative, Field-Tested Practices and Observed Trends During a 15-Month Learning Collaborative. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 2022; 59:1135-1157. [PMID: 35875829 PMCID: PMC9307132 DOI: 10.1002/pits.22670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Schools are well positioned to facilitate early identification and intervention for youth with emerging mental health needs through universal mental health screening. Early identification of mental health concerns via screening can improve long-term student development and success, but schools face logistical challenges and lack of pragmatic guidance to develop local screening policies and practices. This study summarizes mental health screening practices tested by six school districts participating in a 15-month learning collaborative. Qualitative analysis of 42 Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles revealed that districts tested quality improvement changes across seven screening practice areas, with all teams conducting at least one test to: 1) build a foundation; and 2) identify resources, logistics and administration processes. Quantitative data indicated that the average percentage of total students screened increased from 0% to 22% (range = 270 - 4,850 students screened at follow-up). Together, these results demonstrate how school districts not currently engaged in mental health screening can apply small, specific tests of change to develop a locally-tailored, practical and scalable process to screen for student mental health concerns. Lessons learned are provided to inform future directions for school-based teams.
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- Elizabeth H. Connors
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, 389 Whitney Avenue, Office 106, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4 Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Boston Children’s Hospital Neighborhood Partnerships (BCHNP), Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4 Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4 Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4 Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 West Lombard Street, 4 Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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Bohnenkamp JH, Patel C, Connors E, Orenstein S, Ereshefsky S, Lever N, Hoover S. Evaluating Strategies to Promote Effective, Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration in School Mental Health. JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 39:130-150. [DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2022.2077875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Jill H. Bohnenkamp
- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- National Center for School Mental Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Evaluating an ACT-Based Brief Intervention for Educators Treatment Package on Reported Well-Being and ACT-Consistent Language in the Classroom. Behav Anal Pract 2022; 16:156-171. [PMID: 35401945 PMCID: PMC8985392 DOI: 10.1007/s40617-022-00707-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Educators continue to experience stress and burnout, both of which have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and there continues to be a need to develop interventions that support not only educators’ well-being, but a climate within school buildings that fosters psychological well-being for students and school staff alike. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one promising approach to interventions for both educator and student psychological well-being. The present study sought to evaluate the effect of a low-dosage, online, and remotely delivered ACT intervention for educators on self-reported burnout, psychological flexibility, ACT knowledge, and frequency of use of ACT-consistent language while teaching in an alternative educational setting. The ACT-based intervention targeted the development of educator psychological flexibility, but the analysis provided an evaluation of non-targeted participants’ use of ACT-consistent language in the classroom, as well. Results suggest an overall improvement in participants’ self-reported burnout and psychological flexibility, an increase in participants’ ACT knowledge following each phase of the study, and an increase in the frequency of ACT-consistent language for all participants following the onset of a feedback component. We discuss potential implications of practical ACT-based interventions for educators in an applied setting and related increases in ACT-consistent verbal stimuli within the classroom setting.
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Associations Between School Mental Health Team Membership and Impact on Service Provision. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 2022; 14:672-684. [PMID: 35003376 PMCID: PMC8729097 DOI: 10.1007/s12310-021-09493-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Schools are the most common venue in which children and youth receive mental health services. To organize delivery of mental health care to such a large number of children, use of school teams is often recommended. Yet, there is limited empirical literature about the composition of school mental health teams or teams’ relations to service provision. This study investigated team composition, including team multidisciplinarity (number of different types of professionals) and the presence of a community provider, and the relations of these two variables to service provision at Tier 1 (mental health promotion), Tier 2 (early intervention) and Tier 3 (intensive treatment) for 386 schools representing different school sizes, locations, and urbanicity. Results suggested team multidisciplinarity and the presence of a community provider were related to more frequent endorsement of service provision at schools. Practice and research implications are discussed including possible application to hiring decisions and further research with longitudinal data and information on service quality.
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Stewart SL, Vasudeva AS, Van Dyke JN, Poss JW. Following the Epidemic Waves: Child and Youth Mental Health Assessments in Ontario Through Multiple Pandemic Waves. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:730915. [PMID: 34867522 PMCID: PMC8635704 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.730915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Emerging studies across the globe are reporting the impact of COVID-19 and its related virus containment measures, such as school closures and social distancing, on the mental health presentations and service utilization of children and youth during the early stages of lockdowns in their respective countries. However, there remains a need for studies which examine the impact of COVID-19 on children and youth's mental health needs and service utilization across multiple waves of the pandemic. The present study used data from 35,162 interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health (ChYMH) assessments across 53 participating mental health agencies in Ontario, Canada, to assess the mental health presentations and referral trends of children and youth across the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the province. Wave 1 consisted of data from March to June 2020, with Wave 2 consisting of data from September 2020 to January 2021. Data from each wave were compared to each other and to the equivalent period one year prior. While assessment volumes declined during both pandemic waves, during the second wave, child and youth assessments in low-income neighborhoods declined more than those within high-income neighborhoods. There were changes in family stressors noted in both waves. Notably, the proportion of children exposed to domestic violence and recent parental stressors increased in both waves of the pandemic, whereas there were decreases noted in the proportion of parents expressing feelings of distress, anger, or depression and reporting recent family involvement with child protection services. When comparing the two waves, while depressive symptoms and recent self-injurious attempts were more prevalent in the second wave of the pandemic when compared to the first, a decrease was noted in the prevalence of disruptive/aggressive behaviors and risk of injury to others from Wave 1 to Wave 2. These findings highlight the multifaceted impact of multiple pandemic waves on children and youth's mental health needs and underscore the need for future research into factors impacting children and youth's access to mental health agencies during this time.
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- School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Malone CM, Wycoff K, Turner EA. Applying a MTSS framework to address racism and promote mental health for racial/ethnic minoritized youth. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.22606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Celeste M. Malone
- Department of Human Development and Psychoeducational Studies, School of Education Howard University Washington District of Columbia USA
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- Department of Counseling and Behavioral Health Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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O'Dea B, Subotic-Kerry M, King C, Mackinnon AJ, Achilles MR, Anderson M, Parker B, Werner-Seidler A, Torok M, Cockayne N, Baker ST, Christensen H. A cluster randomised controlled trial of a web-based youth mental health service in Australian schools. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2021; 12:100178. [PMID: 34527971 PMCID: PMC8356132 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secondary schools have attempted to address gaps in help-seeking for mental health problems with little success. This trial evaluated the effectiveness of a universal web-based service (Smooth Sailing) for improving help-seeking intentions for mental health problems and other related outcomes among students. METHODS A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the 12-week outcomes of the Smooth Sailing service among 1841 students from 22 secondary schools in New South Wales, Australia. Assignment was conducted at the school level. The control condition received school-as-usual. The primary outcome was help-seeking intentions for general mental health problems at 12-weeks post-baseline. Secondary outcomes included help-seeking behaviour, anxiety and depressive symptoms, psychological distress, psychological barriers to help-seeking, and mental health literacy. Data were analysed using mixed linear models. This trial was registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12618001539224). FINDINGS At 12-weeks post-baseline, there was a marginal statistical difference in the relative means of help-seeking intentions (effect size=0•10, 95%CI: -0•02-0•21) that favoured the intervention condition. Help-seeking from adults declined in both conditions. There was a greater reduction in the number of students who "needed support for their mental health but were not seeking help" in the intervention condition (OR: 2•08, 95%CI: 1•72-2.27, P<•0001). No other universal effects were found. Participants found the service easy to use and understand; However, low motivation, time, forgetfulness, and lack of perceived need were barriers to use. INTERPRETATION Smooth Sailing led to small improvements in help-seeking intentions. Refinements are needed to improve its effectiveness on other mental health outcomes and to increase student uptake and engagement. FUNDING HSBC and Graf Foundation.
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- Bridianne O'Dea
- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, High Street, Kensington, NSW, Australia 2052
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, High Street, Kensington, NSW, Australia 2052
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, High Street, Kensington, NSW, Australia 2052
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, High Street, Kensington, NSW, Australia 2052
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
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- Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick, NSW, Australia, 2031
- Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, High Street, Kensington, NSW, Australia 2052
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