Category: Dissemination & Implementation Science
Erum Nadeem, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Piscataway, New Jersey
Kimberly Hoagwood, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
new york, New York
Dominique Egger, M.A.
Graduate Student
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Erum Nadeem, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Piscataway, New Jersey
Rachel Ouellette, Ph.D.
Psychology Fellow
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Melanie Tran, PhD
Doctoral Student
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Children and adolescents who are minoritized or live with chronic stress and poverty are less likely to access mental health care (Alegria et al., 2010; Santiago et al., 2013). Given that the prevalence of MH disorders is near 40% in many communities (Merikangas et al., 2010), the need for services is high (Caron, 2021). For those families who do access care, non-specialty settings such as primary care, schools, and community organizations and settings are critical in promoting emotional wellness with their settings, providing direct care, or providing linkage to ongoing care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and perhaps exacerbated existing health, mental health, and educational disparities (Munoz-Price et al., 2020; Hillis et al., 2021), and has laid bare the fragility of our support systems. Given this context, it is critical that we create systems and structures for children and families that that embed evidence-based mental health promotion services and supports into routine contexts in which children (Atkins et al., 2016). This infrastructure will be critical in enhancing disaster and emergency preparedness. This symposium focuses on specific efforts to improve the integration of mental health supports into a range of settings that serve vulnerable youth from diverse backgrounds, including pediatric primary care, school-based health clinics, urban after-school programs, and sports-based youth development programs. Specifically, the proposed papers highlight the experiences of a range of staff that are in positions to implement youth and family-focused supports, including pediatricians, medical assistants, clinicians, and youth development staff. The papers also highlight implications for creating settings than can be nimble in responding to future crises.
Presenter: Dominique N. Egger, M.A. – University of Texas at Austin
Co-author: Dominique N. Egger, M.A. – University of Texas at Austin
Co-author: Sarah Kate Bearman, Ph.D. – The University of Texas at Austin
Co-author: Chinwendu Duru, M.S. – University of Texas at Austin
Co-author: Antara Gupta, Student – University of Texas at Austin
Co-author: Jennifer Duc, DO – Dell Medical School
Co-author: Michelle Gallas, DO – Dell Medical School
Co-author: Tara Greendyk, MD – Dell Medical School
Presenter: Erum Nadeem, Ph.D. – Rutgers University
Co-author: Whitney Greswold, MPA – La clinica de la Raza, Inc.
Co-author: Laura Zepeda Torres, MPH – La clinica de la Raza, Inc.
Co-author: Haley Johnson, Ph.D. – McREL International
Presenter: Rachel R. Ouellette, Ph.D. – Yale University School of Medicine
Co-author: Melanie Tran, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago
Co-author: Enid A. Moreira, PhD – Florida International University
Co-author: Stacy L. Frazier, Ph.D. – Florida International University
Presenter: Melanie Tran, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago
Co-author: Tara Mehta, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago