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 improvementData-Informed Communication: How Measurement-Based Care Can Optimize Child Psychotherapy
Connors E, Childs A, Douglas S, Jensen-Doss A. Data-Informed Communication: How Measurement-Based Care Can Optimize Child Psychotherapy. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-15. PMID: 38662178, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01372-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careMeasurement-based care practicesChild-serving settingsMental health systemAdolescent psychotherapyChild psychotherapyClient ageFamily systemStandardized measuresPsychotherapyAdolescent servicesCare childrenResearch evidenceMultiple reportsChildrenHealth systemClinical workflowMeasurement-basedCase-based examplesCareThe State School Mental Health Profile: Findings from 25 States
Orenstein S, Yarnell J, Connors E, Bohnenkamp J, Hoover S, Lever N. The State School Mental Health Profile: Findings from 25 States. Journal Of School Health 2024, 94: 443-452. PMID: 38321623, DOI: 10.1111/josh.13442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health profilesHealth profileSchool mental health systemsSchool mental healthMental health agenciesMental health systemService provisionState-level leadershipData collection periodMixed methods resultsStaffing shortagesHealth systemMental healthHealth agenciesMulti-method processPerceived impactPrimary barrierTechnical assistanceLeadership teamPolicy developmentStates respondentsSystematic documentationCollection periodServicesSources of funding
2022
The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkers