News from the Field Related to Wraparound
Brief Intervention Strategies Hold Promise
January 27, 2023
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.
ACES Screen Increases Service Uptake
January 27, 2023
Screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increases the reception of behavioral health services among children and adolescents, according to a recent study.
Exercise Effective Against Depression
January 27, 2023
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.
Research Shows Music Benefits Mental Health
December 11, 2022
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.
How a Child’s Mental Health Impacts Caregiver Employment
December 11, 2022
This new report seeks to understand the ways children’s mental health may be contributing to parents’ job changes. The reality is children’s mental health and well-being continue to impact parents’ work and influence their job decisions, underscoring the realities employers across the nation face as they balance employee well-being and corporate success. Disruptions due to children’s mental health can reportedly lead to the inability to handle job stress, focus on work goals, take pleasure in work, and more. Among the key findings from the report: One-third of working parents report changing or quitting their jobs in the past two years because of their child’s mental health.
Surfing, Dancing, Rollerskating Prescribed for Young People
December 11, 2022
For a new research study in Britain, young people will take part in surfing, rollerskating and gardening to see whether sport, the arts and outdoor activities can make them less anxious and depressed. An earlier, smaller study found involvement improved young people’s personal and mental wellbeing, especially among those who were feeling the worst at the outset, and reduced loneliness.
The Active Ingredients in Effective Interventions
December 11, 2022
This two-part report summarizes what we’ve learned about the evidence for ‘active ingredients’ of effective interventions for youth anxiety and depression – these are the aspects of interventions that make a difference in preventing or managing anxiety and depression.
Welfare Payments Keep Kids Out of Foster Care
December 11, 2022
Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had made it easier for poor families to receive cash through the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Why Youth Run from Foster Care
October 24, 2022
Teens who run from foster care want to connect with their families and be “normal,” according to a new study. While this is not the only reason that teens choose to leave foster care without anyone’s knowledge, it is a driving factor. And because of this, finding ways to keep foster kids in connection with their families or even in placement with siblings, may go a long way toward decreasing the number of foster kids who ultimately become at risk by making the decision to run away.
Long-Term Outcomes from Gender-Affirming Hormones
October 24, 2022
According to a new Dutch study, years after young teens initiate puberty suppression and hormone treatment, nearly all continue to embrace the transition process as young adults.