2024
Improving School Mental Health via National Learning Collaboratives With State and Local Teams: Components, Feasibility, and Initial Impacts
Bohnenkamp J, Robinson P, Connors E, Carter T, Orenstein S, Reaves S, Hoover S, Lever N. Improving School Mental Health via National Learning Collaboratives With State and Local Teams: Components, Feasibility, and Initial Impacts. Evaluation & The Health Professions 2024, 47: 402-419. PMID: 39604109, DOI: 10.1177/01632787241288850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool mental healthLearning collaborativeMental healthEffective quality improvement strategiesSchool mental health promotionSchool mental health systemsEvidence-informed best practicesYouth mental health crisisHealth quality improvementMental health promotionLearning collaborative modelNational learning collaborativeQuality improvement strategiesMental health supportMental health systemHealth System ChangeUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineMental health crisisAdolescent mental healthHealth promotionHealth supportHealth systemSchool of MedicineTreatment servicesQuality improvement
2022
Addressing the Child Mental Health State of Emergency in Schools—Opportunities for State Policy Makers
Cummings JR, Wilk AS, Connors EH. Addressing the Child Mental Health State of Emergency in Schools—Opportunities for State Policy Makers. JAMA Pediatrics 2022, 176: 541-542. PMID: 35344000, PMCID: PMC9177507, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0094.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Exploration, Preparation, and Implementation of Standardized Assessment in a Multi-agency School Behavioral Health Network
Connors E, Lawson G, Wheatley-Rowe D, Hoover S. Exploration, Preparation, and Implementation of Standardized Assessment in a Multi-agency School Behavioral Health Network. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2020, 48: 464-481. PMID: 32940885, PMCID: PMC7965785, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-020-01082-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health networkStandardized assessmentBroad public health impactHealth NetworkMental health treatment servicesHalf-day trainingPublic health impactMultidisciplinary planning teamImplementation supportClinicians' attitudesOngoing implementation supportClinical utilitySystem-wide trainingTreatment servicesSA useMixed effects modelsSignificant increaseHealth impactsSustainment (EPIS) frameworkCliniciansEffects modelSustainment effortsWidespread implementationQualitative feedbackYears
2013
Providers' Perspectives: Utilizing Telepsychiatry in Schools
Cunningham DL, Connors EH, Lever N, Stephan SH. Providers' Perspectives: Utilizing Telepsychiatry in Schools. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2013, 19: 794-799. PMID: 23980938, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelepsychiatry consultationsMental health providersSchool mental health providersPerspective of psychiatristsHealth providersClinical informationProvider satisfactionClinician reportsTelemental healthcareProvider experienceConsultation teamMental healthcareHealth disparitiesProvider perspectivesConsultation serviceTelepsychiatryConsultationPsychiatrists' perspectivesOngoing evaluationPsychiatristsConsultation experiencePsychiatrists' abilityLevel of preparednessCurrent studyReport