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Continuous Quality Improvement for Mobile Response and Stabilization Services

April 21, 2023 | NWI

Many states are enhancing their capacity to support youth and families experiencing a behavioral health crisis by implementing the Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) best practice model. A key element of the long-term success of MRSS is a data-driven continuous quality improvement (CQI) process. This new resource provides detailed guidance for developing an effective CQI process.

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Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+

April 21, 2023 | NWI

This report from SAMHSA provides behavioral health professionals, researchers, policymakers and other audiences with a comprehensive research overview and accurate information about effective and ineffective therapeutic practices related to youth of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Engagement in Enjoyable Activities Promotes Mental Health

March 10, 2023 | NWI

A new systematic research review finds that interventions that promote youth and young adult participation in pleasurable activities has positive impacts on symptoms of depression and anxiety; and that such interventions may be developmentally well-suited to address young people’s mental health problems.

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Can Digital Tools Alleviate Youth Mental Health Crisis?

March 10, 2023 | NWI

Mental health services are under an unprecedented strain. Virtual therapy sessions and mental health apps are emerging to fill the gap.

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Tablet-Based Screening Doubles Detection of Youth Psychosis

March 10, 2023 | NWI

Asking young people to take a short survey on a tablet before their appointments may help mental health providers identify those at risk of psychosis. A new study found that when patients took a 21-question pre-visit survey, more than twice as many were identified at risk of psychosis compared to those who did not complete the survey.

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Wilderness Therapy: The Bad and the Good

January 28, 2023 | NWI

More than 120,000 teens in the US enter behavioral modification programs every year – but not all their methods are helpful. In this article, a young adult reflects on their experiences – both bad and good – with wilderness therapy.

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Brief Intervention Strategies Hold Promise

January 27, 2023 | NWI

Brief interventions, some as short as a single session, are a promising strategy to better match many families’ needs and help address the increasing number of children with behavioral health concerns amidst the behavioral health workforce crisis.

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ACES Screen Increases Service Uptake

January 27, 2023 | NWI

Screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increases the reception of behavioral health services among children and adolescents, according to a recent study.

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Exercise Effective Against Depression

January 27, 2023 | NWI

Intervening with physical activity appears to mitigate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents, a systematic review and meta-analysis of almost 2,500 participants found.

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Research Shows Music Benefits Mental Health

December 11, 2022 | NWI

A meta-analysis of music interventions provided clear and quantitative moderate-quality evidence that music interventions are associated with clinically significant changes in mental health.

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