This project investigates human-computer interactions with a virtual health agent delivering Motivational Interviewing.
Read MoreThe purpose of this study is to determine if the Youth Alternative Solutions Program is effective at reducing incarcerations and hospital admissions related to substance use.
Read MoreThe School-Based Opportunities for Adolescent Recovery (SOARing) study examines the preliminary effectiveness of an adolescent DBT-skills group treatment delivered in a school-based setting.
Read MoreThe CHWs project aims to reduce burnout among Community Health Workers providing home visits to under-served families of children experiencing chronic absenteeism from school in San Bernardino.
Read MoreThis project proposes to unpack Problem-Solving as a complex skill set to reduce risk for internalizing problems for young people.
Read MoreWe are excited to be partnering with the San Bernardino City Unified School District on mental health and wellness initiatives.
This article highlights the findings of an analysis of the common elements of childhood universal mental health prevention programming
Read MoreThis paper documents the collaborative design of a mental health intervention for adolescents in India with anxiety, depression, or anger-related concerns.
Read MoreIn this mixed-methods study, we examined whether mental health professionals reported using any solutions from the evidence base and, if so, the extent to which these procedures fit the engagement challenges they encountered.
Read MoreThis manuscript illustrates the process of identifying candidate practices for inclusion in the development of a protocol for adolescents in India.
Read MoreThis manuscript introduces concepts of dissemination and implementation science useful to community psychology.
Read MoreThis paper describes the development of a low-intensity, first-line component of the PRIDE model, a programme that aims to establish a suite of transdiagnostic psychological interventions organised around a stepped care system in Indian secondary schools.
Read MoreThis study explored mental health professionals' perceptions about barriers and facilitators to engaging underserved populations. Results revealed that many professionals endorsed barriers to engaging ethnic minorities and families receiving social services.
Read MoreThis study piloted an observational coding system for understanding providers and supervisors' use of evidence in their clinical decision-making.
Read MoreThis pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and initial implementation outcomes of a coordinated knowledge system designed to support the efforts of school mental health professionals to address treatment engagement challenges.
Read MoreThis review examined effective (i.e., outcome-producing) prevention programs targeting depression, anxiety, and/or stress in university students. Programs could be delivered in a group-based, online/computer-delivered, or self-administered format and at the universal, selective, or indicated prevention level.
Read MoreThis study examined the extent to which emergent life events could be appropriately addressed using existing evidence=based treatment strategies.
Read MoreThe purpose of this study was to synthesize the engagement literature using a multidimensional measurement framework to identify practice elements that are associated with improved engagement.
Read MoreKelly Vogel, B.S., Megan White, B.A., Valerie Watts, B.A., Talia Banayan, B.A., Maya Boustani, PhD
Read MoreGabriela Bagnara, Maya Boustani, Kelly Vogel, Savannah Bachar, Ellen Reibling, Barbara Hernandez
Read MoreGabriela Bagnara Loma Linda University
Read MoreKelly Vogel, M.A. Chair: Maya Boustani, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University
Read MoreTalia Banayan Loma Linda University
Read MoreJaynish Hazari, MPH, MA Department of Psychology Loma Linda University
Read MoreAdolescents living in poverty are more likely to experience intense and/or multiple stressors during childhood (Evans & Kim, 2012). These increases in stress levels can lead to patterns of pervasive emotion dysregulation which, in turn, can affect academic achievement (Ivcevic & Brackett, 2014). Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a promising intervention that can target emotion dysregulation and other symptomatology in adolescents (Miller et al., 2006). Although DBT has gained traction in the treatment of adolescent suicide and self-harm (Glenn et al., 2019), it has yet to be tested as an early intervention in a school-based setting (Fasulo et al., 2015; MacPherson et al., 2012). The purpose of this study is to examine the preliminary feasibility of a tier 2 DBT skills group intervention for adolescents in a school-based context. It was anticipated that adolescents receiving the DBT-based intervention would experience an overall positive opinion of group sessions for each session. We used post-session survey evaluation forms to track youth feedback about the intervention. We also hypothesized that the DBT-based intervention would have a positive impact on youth, measured by reduced scores on the Youth Outcomes Questionnaire – Self Report (YOQ-SR). Group sessions were rated positively overall (M = 3.28 out of 4) and preliminary effectiveness yielded a drop in scores but was nonsignificant. Project SOARing revealed promising, preliminary results that warrant further investigation.
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