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
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 Subject Headings (MeSH)
ORCID
0000-0002-9480-4960- View Lab Website
Elevate Policy Lab
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Carrie Epstein, LCSW
Steven Marans, MSW, PhD
Carla Smith Stover, PhD
Megan Goslin, PhD
Publications
2024
DC 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 audiences
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsLaw 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
2017
The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention
Epstein C, Hahn H, Berkowitz S, Marans S. The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention. 2017, 145-166. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46138-0_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionStress interventionsYale Child Study CenterChild Study CenterMental health interventionsMental health treatmentTrauma reactionsTraumatic eventsChildren's symptomsSexual abuseSymptom reductionHealth treatmentFamily supportChildrenFormal disclosureInterventionLong-term treatmentHealth interventionsAdolescentsTrauma centerSkillsAbuseCaregiversSymptomsStudy centers
2015
Findings of an Early Intervention to Address Children’s Traumatic Stress Implemented in the Child Advocacy Center Setting Following Sexual Abuse
Hahn H, Oransky M, Epstein C, Smith Stover C, Marans S. Findings of an Early Intervention to Address Children’s Traumatic Stress Implemented in the Child Advocacy Center Setting Following Sexual Abuse. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Trauma 2015, 9: 55-66. DOI: 10.1007/s40653-015-0059-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsTraumatic stress symptomsTraumatic stressChild traumatic stress symptomsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionSexual abuseChild traumatic stressFamily-strengthening interventionChild advocacy centerPartial PTSD diagnosisCaregiver-child dyadsEarly interventionStress interventionsStress symptomsAdvocacy CentersPTSD diagnosisChild developmentDiverse sampleBehavioral healthAbuseChildhood exposureChildrenEnd of treatmentInterventionChart reviewAdolescents
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
activity Journal of Traumatic Stress, Child Abuse and Neglect
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2022 - Presentactivity The Michael Bolton Foundation
Professional OrganizationsBoard MemberDetails2021 - Presentactivity American Public Health Association, Section on Mental Health
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetails2009 - Presentactivity Social Innovation and Policy
CommitteesMemberDetails2021 - Presentactivity Yale Child Study Center Framing Hub
CommitteesCommittee 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.02/22/2024 - Present
News
News
- June 10, 2024
Yale Child Study Center welcomes 2024 summer interns
- August 01, 2022Source: Environmental Factor
Improving mental well-being, workplace health, and climate resilience
- May 02, 2022
Elevate joins YSPH, Bringing Maternal & Child Mental Health Expertise
- June 10, 2021
Elevate Joins YSPH, Bringing Maternal and Child Mental Health Expertise
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