2024
Strategic Treatment and Assessment for Youth (STAY): A Theoretically-Driven, Culturally-Tailored MBC Approach
Arora P, Awad M, Parr K, Connors E. Strategic Treatment and Assessment for Youth (STAY): A Theoretically-Driven, Culturally-Tailored MBC Approach. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39541064, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01419-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careREM youthTreatment retentionDepressive symptomsTheoretically-drivenImprove treatment retentionAlliance measuresBarriers to treatmentPremature dropoutSuicide riskSuicidal thoughtsTreatment engagementREM populationsFeedback processesClient outcomesTreatment expectationsREMWhite peersSuicideYouthCultural competency trainingCompetency trainingSymptomsTreatment assessmentDepressionImplementation Science in School Mental Health: A 10-Year Progress Update and Development of a New Research Agenda
Lyon A, Connors E, Lawson G, Nadeem E, Owens J. Implementation Science in School Mental Health: A 10-Year Progress Update and Development of a New Research Agenda. School Mental Health 2024, 16: 1013-1037. DOI: 10.1007/s12310-024-09731-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool mental healthMental healthImplementation scienceImplementation strategiesImplementation research prioritiesImplementation research questionsImplementation research agendaIntervention redesignPromote student well-beingDe-implementationPromote implementationStudent well-beingStudy designResearch agendaHealthImplementation effortsResearch prioritiesWell-beingResearch questionsPersistent gapProfessional developmentPractice fidelityProgress reviewSchoolCoachingAuthor Correction: Selecting, Adapting and Implementing Classroom Kernels for Student Social and Emotional Development and Resilience in Local Elementary Schools: A Community–University Partnership Approach
Ouellette R, Strambler M, Genovese M, Selino S, Joyner L, Sevin S, Granzow E, Connors E. Author Correction: Selecting, Adapting and Implementing Classroom Kernels for Student Social and Emotional Development and Resilience in Local Elementary Schools: A Community–University Partnership Approach. School Mental Health 2024, 16: 1012-1012. DOI: 10.1007/s12310-024-09662-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchData-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 examplesCareLeveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color
Barber J, Childs A, Resnick S, Connors E. Leveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-7. PMID: 38489017, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01364-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careMental health servicesTherapeutic allianceCommunities of colorClients of colorMental health treatment disparitiesMental health treatmentEngagement to treatmentMental health treatment qualityMental health careHealth service qualityPerson-centered practiceWhite clientsTherapeutic relationshipHealth treatmentProgress feedbackSources of disparitiesTreatment relevanceAssociated with early terminationPopulations of colorHealth servicesHealth careTreatment disparitiesDisparities literatureCareSelecting, Adapting and Implementing Classroom Kernels for Student Social and Emotional Development and Resilience in Local Elementary Schools: A Community–University Partnership Approach
Ouellette R, Strambler M, Genovese M, Selino S, Joyner L, Sevin S, Granzow E, Connors E. Selecting, Adapting and Implementing Classroom Kernels for Student Social and Emotional Development and Resilience in Local Elementary Schools: A Community–University Partnership Approach. School Mental Health 2024, 16: 808-823. DOI: 10.1007/s12310-024-09639-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-university partnershipSocial-emotional learning programsTitle I elementary schoolsEmotional developmentYouth mental health crisisTitle I schoolsLow-resource schoolsSchool mental health professionalsNational public health responseLocal elementary schoolMental health crisisMental health professionalsPublic health responseSchool leadershipClassroom strategiesSchool districtsI schoolsAcademic successElementary schoolSchool needsStudent socializationImplementation championsLearning programHealth professionalsUniversity partnersThe 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
2023
Active Bystandership by Youth in the Digital Era: Microintervention Strategies for Responding to Social Media-Based Microaggressions and Cyberbullying
Awad M, Connors E. Active Bystandership by Youth in the Digital Era: Microintervention Strategies for Responding to Social Media-Based Microaggressions and Cyberbullying. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 423-434. PMID: 36951730, PMCID: PMC10517072, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial mediaSocial media contentMedia literacy programsSocial media featuresSocial media postsForms of cyberbullyingMedia contentMedia postsMedia featuresDigital eraSue et alLiteracy programsMinority youthCyberbullying PreventionDigital devicesYouthMicroaggressionsDerogatory messagesMicrointerventionsMediumCyberbullyingMultimethod approachCommentaryUnderminesEraAdvancing School Mental Health Quality Through National Learning Communities
Orenstein S, Connors E, Fields P, Cushing K, Yarnell J, Bohnenkamp J, Hoover S, Lever N. Advancing School Mental Health Quality Through National Learning Communities. Issues In Clinical Child Psychology 2023, 215-231. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20006-9_15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool mental healthCommunities of practiceNational learning communityLearning communityType of LCNetwork of peersProfessional networksStakeholder collaborationSuccessful collaborationTeam satisfactionMental health qualityEngagement strategiesCollaborationMental healthClear frameworkKey lessonsCollaborative improvementPracticeMental health systemStructured approachStakeholdersQuality improvementLearningCommunityLessonsImplementing Social-Emotional Health Screening and Scaling Up Evidence-Based Interventions: Lessons Learned in an Urban High School
LaDuke N, Mayworm A, Mullen W, Connors E. Implementing Social-Emotional Health Screening and Scaling Up Evidence-Based Interventions: Lessons Learned in an Urban High School. 2023, 109-134. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21381-6_7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Measurement feedback system implementation in public youth mental health treatment services: a mixed methods analysis
Sichel C, Connors E. Measurement feedback system implementation in public youth mental health treatment services: a mixed methods analysis. Implementation Science Communications 2022, 3: 119. PMID: 36415009, PMCID: PMC9682849, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-022-00356-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careCommunity mental health settingsMeasurement feedback systemMental health settingsDeterminants of practiceEvidence-based practiceHealth settingsHealth servicesCommunity-based mental health servicesMental health treatment servicesBehavioral health servicesMental health servicesMulti-level barriersTreatment adjustmentMFS groupPractice patternsBackgroundPrior studiesClinicians' knowledgeClinician experienceClinical practiceClinician groupsConclusionThis studyTreatment servicesClinicians' needsCliniciansHow low can you go? Examining the effects of brief online training and post-training consultation dose on implementation mechanisms and outcomes for measurement-based care
Lyon AR, Liu FF, Connors EH, King KM, Coifman JI, Cook H, McRee E, Ludwig K, Law A, Dorsey S, McCauley E. How low can you go? Examining the effects of brief online training and post-training consultation dose on implementation mechanisms and outcomes for measurement-based care. Implementation Science Communications 2022, 3: 79. PMID: 35869500, PMCID: PMC9306246, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-022-00325-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinician practiceMeasurement-based careMental health servicesEnd of consultationMental health interventionsOptimal dosageMethodsA national sampleTreatment modificationProvider knowledgeIntervention periodCare practicesHealth servicesHealth interventionsConsistent benefitDosage levelsImplementation strategiesOutcomesConsultationTheorized mechanismsCliniciansAssessment useDosageNational sampleContinued researchConsultation conditionImplementation strategies to promote measurement-based care in schools: evidence from mental health experts across the USA
Connors EH, Lyon AR, Garcia K, Sichel CE, Hoover S, Weist MD, Tebes JK. Implementation strategies to promote measurement-based care in schools: evidence from mental health experts across the USA. Implementation Science Communications 2022, 3: 67. PMID: 35729657, PMCID: PMC9210728, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-022-00319-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careMBC implementationMental health service deliveryFeasibility ratingsQuality of careHealth service deliveryMental health providersSchool mental health providersMethodsA national sampleTreatment adjustmentImplementation strategiesHealth providersProvider useRoutine useHealth expertsMental health expertsCareSurvey 2Delphi surveyHigh overallNational sampleResearcher ratingsProvidersChildrenBrief measureAddressing 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 ResearchEvaluating Strategies to Promote Effective, Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration in School Mental Health
Bohnenkamp J, 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. PMID: 37207133, PMCID: PMC10195065, DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2022.2077875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthMultidisciplinary team collaborationMental health promotionStudy-Act cyclesMultidisciplinary team membershipSchool district teamsQuality improvement changesContinuous quality improvement strategiesQuality improvement strategiesSchool mental healthHealth promotionTreatment servicesEarly interventionMultidisciplinary teamPlan-DoTeam performanceTeam membershipCoordinated servicesImprovement changesMost improvementHealthFull continuumTeam collaborationCurrent studyDistrict teamsThe 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 needsHospitalWorkersAdvancing mental health screening in schools: Innovative, field‐tested practices and observed trends during a 15‐month learning collaborative
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool districtsStudent mental health concernsSchool-based teamsUniversal mental health screeningStudent developmentMental health concernsTotal studentsSchoolsMental health screeningQuantitative dataMental health needsPractice areaLearningQualitative analysisAverage percentagePragmatic guidancePracticeAdministration processDistrictHealth needsLogistical challengesStudentsQuality improvementFuture directionsTeamA Modified Measurement-Based Care Approach to Improve Mental Health Treatment Engagement Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Youth
Connors EH, Arora PG, Resnick SG, McKay M. A Modified Measurement-Based Care Approach to Improve Mental Health Treatment Engagement Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Youth. Psychological Services 2022, 20: 170-184. PMID: 35130008, PMCID: PMC9357230, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment engagementPerceptual barriersMinoritized youthTreatment engagement strategiesMental health treatment engagementMeasurement-based carePoor therapeutic allianceMental health treatmentUse of MBCFuture research directionsHealth treatmentTherapeutic allianceTreatment retentionYouthClient outcomesWhite peersClient-centred practiceRetention strategiesCase exampleClient involvementClient populationEngagement strategiesEngagementResearch directionsTreatment servicesAssociations Between School Mental Health Team Membership and Impact on Service Provision
Reaves S, Bohnenkamp J, Mayworm A, Sullivan M, Connors E, Lever N, Kelly MS, Bruns EJ, Hoover S. 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors: Associations with student-reported school climate in a large, urban public school district in the United States
Moore S, Ouellette R, Connors E. Structural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors: Associations with student-reported school climate in a large, urban public school district in the United States. Frontiers In Education 2022, 7: 931474. PMID: 37928927, PMCID: PMC10624158, DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.931474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive school climateSchool climatePublic schoolsSchool buildingsSchool neighborhoodsNeighborhood risk factorsUrban public school districtSchool climate scoreNumber of studentsPublic school districtsNeighborhood factorsTeachers’ yearsEducation leadersHigh crime ratesSchool characteristicsSpecial educationAcademic successSchool districtsSchoolsSystemic schoolCommunity violence exposureUnited StatesYouth developmentCrime ratesUrban districts