Hilary Hahn, MPH, MEd
Research ScientistCards
Appointments
Additional Titles
Executive Director, Elevate: A Policy Lab to Elevate Mental Health and Disrupt Poverty
Contact Info
Child Study Center
PO Box 207900, 230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06520-7900
United States
Appointments
Additional Titles
Executive Director, Elevate: A Policy Lab to Elevate Mental Health and Disrupt Poverty
Contact Info
Child Study Center
PO Box 207900, 230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06520-7900
United States
Appointments
Additional Titles
Executive Director, Elevate: A Policy Lab to Elevate Mental Health and Disrupt Poverty
Contact Info
Child Study Center
PO Box 207900, 230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06520-7900
United States
About
Titles
Research Scientist
Executive Director, Elevate: A Policy Lab to Elevate Mental Health and Disrupt Poverty
Biography
Hilary Hahn, EdM, MPH, is a Research Scientist at the Child Study Center at the Yale School of Medicine. Ms. Hahn has more than two decades of experience supporting multidisciplinary professionals and community members to adopt, implement and sustain innovative interventions models to address health and wellbeing. In her current role as Executive Director of the Elevate Policy Lab, Ms. Hahn leads a team of highly trained and qualified professionals to support government and community partners in their efforts to build family mental health as a pathway to economic and social mobility. Under her direction, Elevate is disseminating the MOMS Partnership®, a program model that has been demonstrated to significantly reduce depressive symptoms among under-resourced, over-burdened pregnant women and caregivers to children under the of 18, and increase the social and economic mobility of their families. In her prior role, Ms. Hahn served as Project Director for the Yale Center for Child Traumatic Stress and Recovery, a Category II site of SAMHSA’s National Child Traumatic Stress Network.Ms. Hahn holds a Master’s in Educational Administration and Social Policy and a Master’s in Public Health.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Research ScientistPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Child Study Center
- Elevate: A Policy Lab to Elevate Mental Health and Disrupt Poverty
- Mental health Outreach for MotherS Partnership ®
Education & Training
- MPH
- San Diego State University (2003)
- MEd
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Administration, Planning and Social Policy (1996)
- BA
- Cornell University, Classics and Women's Studies (1993)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-9480-4960- View Lab Website
Elevate Policy Lab
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Carrie Epstein, LCSW
Carla Smith Stover, PhD
Steven Marans, MSW, PhD
Megan Goslin, PhD
Publications
2024
Caregiver-child agreement in posttraumatic symptoms and outcomes in the child and family traumatic stress intervention
Stover C, Hahn H, Maciejewski K, Epstein C, Marans S. Caregiver-child agreement in posttraumatic symptoms and outcomes in the child and family traumatic stress intervention. Children And Youth Services Review 2024, 166: 108000. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild posttraumatic stress symptomsPosttraumatic stress symptomsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionChild reportsStress symptomsTraumatic eventsTrauma-focused mental health treatmentNaturalistic treatment studyCommunity-based clinical settingsReducing trauma symptomsAssociated with less changePosttraumatic Symptom ScaleStress interventionsMental health treatmentChild-caregiver dyadsImpact treatment outcomesPosttraumatic symptomsMixed effects analysisTrauma symptomsHealth treatmentSymptom ScaleTraumatic experiencesYouth agreementCFTSIChild agreementDC MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report
Posner, C.S., Callinan, L.S., & Hahn, H. (2024). DC MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report. Elevate Policy Lab, Yale School of Medicine.Publications for non-academic audiencesVT MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report
Callinan, L.S., Yeh, E.J., & Hahn, H. (2023). Vermont MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report. Elevate Policy Lab, Yale School of Medicine.Publications for non-academic audiencesBridgeport MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report
Callinan, L.S., Yeh, E.J., Thompson, K., & Hahn, H. (2023). Bridgeport MOMS Partnership℠ Pilot Evaluation Report. Elevate Policy Lab, Yale School of Medicine.Publications for non-academic audiencesThe Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention
Epstein C, Hahn H, Marans S. The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention. 2024, 189-217. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-77215-3_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma-focused mental health treatmentMental health treatmentHealth treatmentTraumatic eventsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionPost-traumatic reactionsMental health interventionsLonger-term treatmentSymptom reductionTrauma reactionsCFTSITraumatic stressChildren's symptomsHealth interventionsCaregiver observationsTrauma responseSexual abuseIn-personStress interventionsYale CenterBrief treatmentDevelopment of adaptationCaregiversChildrenIntervention
2022
The child and family traumatic stress intervention: Factors associated with symptom reduction for children receiving treatment
Stover CS, Hahn H, Maciejewski KR, Epstein C, Marans S. The child and family traumatic stress intervention: Factors associated with symptom reduction for children receiving treatment. Child Abuse & Neglect 2022, 134: 105886. PMID: 36152531, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionChild advocacy centerStress symptomsMental health treatmentStress interventionsChildren's posttraumatic stress symptomsHealth treatmentPosttraumatic stress scoresTrauma symptomsTrauma typesAdvocacy CentersTraumatic experiencesChild relationshipSymptom reductionPosttraumatic ChecklistCommunity-based clinical settingsComparison groupChild caregiversStress scoresTreatment studiesCommunity-based providersChildrenNaturalistic treatment studyMixed modeling
2021
Extending Law Enforcement Reach to Children Exposed to Violence: Police Training Evaluation
de la Fontaine N, Hahn H, Stover C, Marans S. Extending Law Enforcement Reach to Children Exposed to Violence: Police Training Evaluation. Journal Of Police And Criminal Psychology 2021, 37: 68-79. DOI: 10.1007/s11896-021-09448-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsLaw enforcement collaborationPolice officers' perceptionsPolice training curriculumLaw enforcement professionalsOfficers’ perceptionsPolice departmentsPolice officersEnforcement professionalsLaw enforcementOfficer motivationImmediate aftermathViolenceQualitative analysisLong-term mental health difficultiesOfficersEmotional needsMental health difficultiesUnique positionSpecific gapsPost-training resultsPracticeAttitudesPost-training surveysProgram presentationContent areas
2019
Addressing Childhood Trauma
Marans S, Hahn H, Epstein C. Addressing Childhood Trauma. 2019, 320-344. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190694395.013.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood traumaPost-traumatic reactionsClinical interventionsEarly clinical interventionLong-term disordersPediatric health careFailure of recoveryPost-traumatic disordersMultidisciplinary collaborative effortChildhood exposureImmediate symptomsEarly identificationViolent traumaTraumaHealth careComplex needsInterventionPublic healthTraumatic eventsDisordersChildrenExposureInnovation in Early Trauma Treatment
Marans S, Epstein C, Hahn H, Goslin M. Innovation in Early Trauma Treatment. 2019, 610-628. DOI: 10.1017/9781108235655.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsChild and family traumatic stress intervention (CFTSI) reduces parental posttraumatic stress symptoms: A multi-site meta-analysis (MSMA)
Hahn H, Putnam K, Epstein C, Marans S, Putnam F. Child and family traumatic stress intervention (CFTSI) reduces parental posttraumatic stress symptoms: A multi-site meta-analysis (MSMA). Child Abuse & Neglect 2019, 92: 106-115. PMID: 30947101, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionTrauma-focused treatmentPosttraumatic symptomsChild advocacy centerTrauma symptomsStress interventionsParental posttraumatic stress symptomsChild trauma treatmentChild trauma-focused treatmentChildren's posttraumatic symptomsChild trauma symptomsPosttraumatic stress symptomsEffect sizeTherapeutic effect sizeMental health treatmentChild-caregiver dyadsPosttraumatic reactionsModerate pooled effect sizeStress symptomsAdvocacy CentersTrauma treatmentChild's treatmentHealth treatmentMeta-analytic approachClinical level
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
123-MOMS: Pregnant women in their second trimester who plan on delivering at Yale New Haven Hospital
HIC ID2000029148RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date05/01/2025Recruiting Participants
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Activities
activity Journal of Traumatic Stress, Child Abuse and Neglect
2022 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity The Michael Bolton Foundation
2021 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsBoard Memberactivity American Public Health Association, Section on Mental Health
2009 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMemberactivity Social Innovation and Policy
2021 - PresentCommitteesMemberactivity Yale Child Study Center Framing Hub
02/22/2024 - PresentCommitteesCommittee MemberDetailsWith coaching from, and in collaboration with colleagues at FrameWorks Institute, build capacity among colleagues at YCSC to effectively frame and communicate about issues related to child, adolescent and family behavioral health and well-being.
Honors
honor Commendable Service Award
08/01/1999Other AwardUniversity of California San DiegoDetailsUnited Stateshonor B.A. awarded summa cum laude
08/01/1993Other AwardCornell University, College of Arts and SciencesDetailsUnited Stateshonor Phi Beta Kappa
08/01/1993Other AwardCornell University, College of Arts and SciencesDetailsUnited Stateshonor California Wellness Foundation Academic Fellowship
08/01/1992National AwardDetailsUnited States
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