A5081407488- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Media and Politics
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health disparities and outcomes
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
Stony Brook University
2022-2024
Northwestern University
2024
LGBTQ+ youth face myriad adverse health outcomes due to minority stress, creating a need for accessible, mechanism-targeted interventions mitigate these stress-related risk factors. We tested the effectiveness and acceptability of Project RISE, an online single-session intervention designed ameliorate internalized stigma improve other among youth. hypothesized that assigned RISE (versus control) would report significantly reduced increased identity pride at post-intervention two-week...
In the United States, experience of minority stress among LGBTQ+ youth varies across regions with high and low levels stigma (e.g., laws, policies cultural norms that limit lives individuals stigmatized identities). Some evidence suggests can undermine response to individual-level psychosocial interventions youth, creating a need identify factors may buffer against stressors’ effects in high-stigma contexts. Social support be one such factor. Therefore, who received digital, single-session...
There is an urgent need to design scalable mental health treatments, particularly for disadvantaged populations with limited access healthcare. Digital single-session interventions adapted from existing evidence-based treatments are one solution this problem, allowing potent skills be widely accessible diverse communities via brief, targeted, online programs. increasing demand and interest in developing digital interventions, yet there exists no guide on how adapt making it difficult...
In the United States, experience of minority stress among LGBTQ+ youth varies across regions with high and low levels stigma (e.g., laws, policies, cultural norms that limit lives individuals stigmatized identities). Some evidence suggests can undermine response to individual-level psychosocial interventions youth, creating need identify factors may buffer against stressors’ effects in high-stigma contexts. Social support be one such factor. Therefore, who received a digital, single-session...
Introduction: Despite the promise of SSIs in reducing mental health difficulties, remain rarely integrated into routine healthcare settings. One set factors that can preclude or facilitate implementation novel service models is provider attitudes, which have not been systematically studied SSI context. Accordingly, objectives this paper are to: (1) discuss importance attitudes as a potential barrier facilitator to deployment systems; (2) provide evidence on providers’ initial toward SSIs;...
Healthcare workers (HCWs) and trainees face deleterious mental health difficulties resulting from demanding work responsibilities in the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, few resources exist that are tailored to unique needs HCWs. To provide confidential, private, accessible support HCWs at Stony Brook Medicine we adapted disseminated three evidence-based, digital, self-guided single-session interventions (SSIs). Through focus groups, interviews, surveys, collected HCW testimonials feedback...
Despite the well-known benefits of comprehensive sexual health education, majority school education curricula in United States (U.S.) is non-comprehensive and excludes LGBTQ+ students. This exclusion may contribute to poor outcomes youth, with some research beginning document these experiences provide recommendations for changes. Using a sample youth across U.S. (ages 13–17; N = 809), this study characterizes youths' provides using mixed methods approach. Quantitative analyses revealed that...
Evidence-based single session interventions (SSI) that promote growth mindset have been shown to be associated with improved mental health, particularly in adolescents. Youth Lebanon suffer from alarmingly high rates of illness combined lack availability health services and a stigma for seeking help. The present study investigated the effects personality SSI on children adolescents most identifying as Syrian refugees. We hypothesized participation would lead decrease hopelessness self-hate...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Despite the growing prevalence of depression and anxiety among adolescents, fewer than half access appropriate mental health care. Single-session interventions (SSIs) for offered in primary care are a promising approach to bridging treatment gap. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> We aimed implement clinical workflow behavioral providers refer patients aged 13 17 years with mild moderate symptoms Project YES (Youth Empowerment Support), an open-access SSI...
Background. LGBTQ+ youth face myriad adverse health outcomes due to minority stress, creating a need for accessible, mechanism-targeted interventions mitigate these stress-related risk factors. We tested the effectiveness and acceptability of Project RISE, an online single-session intervention designed ameliorate internalized stigma improve other among youth. hypothesized that assigned RISE (versus control) would report significantly reduced increased identity pride at post-intervention...
Background: The demand for scalable interventions to address loneliness and other mental health challenges is high. Digital single-session (SSIs) have shown promise radically increase access evidence-based support. However, the average effects of existing SSIs on problems are small. One approach improving SSI design understand users’ experiences—specifically, their reports which parts elicit “Aha! moments.” Although Aha! moments frequently posited be an important mechanism change in...
Objective. Leveraging data from a previously-conducted randomized trial, we examined whether Project RISE— digital single-session intervention (SSI) focused on minority stress—was associated with equal improvements in levels of internalized stigma, identity pride, hopelessness, depression, and anxiety among White, sexual (SM), cisgender youth racially ethnically minoritized (REM), SM, gender (GM) youth. We also tested higher social support moderated outcomes.Methods. Participants randomly...
Two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual plus (2SLGBTQIA+) youth face significant barriers to mental health care, ranging from a lack of access therapists (e.g., months-long waitlists, insurance coverage, etc.) receiving incompetent care non-affirming providers. To better understand the experiences when accessing current study utilized fixed, embedded mixed methods design with 808 2SLGBTQIA+ in United States. In this sample, less than half adolescents stated...
Introduction: Despite the promise of SSIs in reducing mental health difficulties, remain rarely integrated into routine healthcare settings. One set factors that can preclude or facilitate implementation novel service models is provider attitudes, which have not been systematically studied SSI context. Accordingly, objectives this paper are to: (1) discuss importance attitudes as a potential barrier facilitator to deployment systems; (2) provide evidence on providers’ initial toward SSIs;...
In the United States, experience of minority stress among LGBTQ+ youth varies across regions with high and low levels stigma (e.g., laws, policies cultural norms that limit lives individuals stigmatized identities). Some evidence suggests can undermine response to individual-level psychosocial interventions youth, creating a need identify factors may buffer against stressors’ effects in high-stigma contexts. Social support be one such factor. Therefore, who received digital, single-session...
The need for mental health services in Sub-Saharan Africa far exceeds the availability of support, creating long waitlists few that are place. To address this crisis, implementing evidence-based, single-session interventions individuals seeking treatment may provide timely relief. StrongMinds—a charity organization serving youth and adults Uganda—piloted a Single-Session Consultation (SSC) service new treatment-seekers with elevated depression symptoms. optimize its reach fit StrongMinds’...
Introduction: Despite the promise of SSIs in reducing mental health difficulties, remain rarely integrated into routine healthcare settings. One set factors that can preclude or facilitate implementation novel service models is provider attitudes, which have not been systematically studied SSI context. Accordingly, objectives this paper are to: (1) discuss importance attitudes as a potential barrier facilitator to deployment systems; (2) provide evidence on providers’ initial toward SSIs;...
Despite the growing prevalence of depression and anxiety among adolescents, fewer than half access appropriate mental health care. Single-session interventions (SSIs) for offered in primary care are a promising approach to bridging treatment gap.We aimed implement clinical workflow behavioral providers refer patients aged 13 17 years with mild moderate symptoms Project YES (Youth Empowerment Support), an open-access SSI platform, large group medical practice integrated department.Pediatric...
The mental healthcare system is overburdened and incapable of meeting the current need for services. This need-to-access gap unlikely to be filled by dominant treatment delivery models, which often require multiple sessions face-to-face therapy delivered highly trained professionals. In this chapter, we overview how digital, self-administered single-session interventions (SSIs) can serve as a tool help narrow increase accessibility evidence-based care. We review state evidence on digital...