Overviews, or syntheses of research syntheses, have become a popular approach to synthesizing the rapidly expanding body and systematic reviews. Despite their popularity, few guidelines exist state field in education is unclear. The purpose this study describe prevalence current overviews provide further guidance for conducting advance evolution overview methods. A comprehensive search across multiple online databases gray literature repositories yielded 25 total education–related overviews....

The problem, condition or issueChildhood trauma has been receiving increased attention and it is increasingly being recognized as a significant public health concern (Lang, Campbell, & Vanerploeg, 2015).Trauma exposure involves "actual threatened death, serious injury, sexual violence" that either directly experienced witnessed, learning any traumatic experiences have happened to loved one, having repeated details of events (APA, 2013, p. 271).Prevalence estimates in childhood adolescence...

With high levels of burnout, turnover, and secondary traumatic stress, the well-being behavioral health workforce was an area concern prior to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. How COVID-19 crisis has impacted social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, other professionals is unclear but should be examined. A brief survey evaluated impact pandemic on 168 clinical administrative staff serving in urban center United States. Staff experienced several personal...

To examine the relationship between loneliness and depressive symptoms among middle-aged older adults diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI).Cross-sectional data from a community health center were used to understand contribution of symptoms. Participants (n = 100) aged 50 or older, SMI, receiving intensive case management services. Hierarchical linear regression was conducted explore social emotional when controlling for trauma symptom severity self-rated health.The sample experienced...

Women of reproductive age would benefit from treatment opioid use disorder (OUD) prior to pregnancy improve maternal and infant outcomes. In this study, we aimed identify the prevalence medication for OUD (MOUD) characterize correlates MOUD receipt among 12–49-year-old women with seeking in publicly funded substance programs at time their first episode. This cross-sectional study explores demographic clinical characteristics receiving services. We used data concatenated 2015-2021 Treatment...

Abstract This study distinguishes clinically and theoretically meaningful subgroups of people experiencing homelessness based on their endorsement personality difficulties, using nationally representative data the civilian, noninstitutionalized population United States, inclusive those reporting past-year (N = 704). A bias-adjusted three-step latent class analysis was used to estimate measurement models; classify cases into optimal solution; and, a maximum likelihood method, test association...

Many community behavioral health organizations (CBHOs) continue to struggle with their employees’ reduced job wellbeing and disengagement (i.e., turnover intentions, actual turnover). Understanding priorities in organizational contexts is essential address the challenges, especially for workers diverse work settings such as CBHOs. We used community-based participatory research (CBPR) strategies develop test indicators. The current study implemented 11 indicators 168 people employed at a CBHO...

Background: Despite an emphasis on a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior and the relevance biosocial research to social work practice, it is unclear whether contributing knowledge. Methods: Systematic review procedures were employed locate studies that included biological variables (e.g., genetic or physiological factors) related published in journal between 2000 2015. Seventy-five journals searched. Studies screened coded by two independent reviewers. Results: Eleven eligible...

The COVID-19 pandemic places older adults with serious mental illness medical comorbidity at greater risk for poor physical and health outcomes. Social workers can play an important role in promoting well-being by working collaboratively clients to address loneliness develop chronic disease self-management skills. Integration of behavioral healthcare is even more essential now among schizophrenia spectrum, bipolar, major depressive disorders.

Background: Unhoused young adults aged 18–24 years are at increased risk of substance misuse relative to the general population and experience unique barriers engaging in treatment. This study evaluates predictors treatment completion for unhoused receiving use Methods: Predictive models were generated on data from 2020 Treatment Episode Data Set-Discharges. The sample included discharges involving ( N = 12,273). Model performance was assessed by inspecting several evaluative metrics....

Background Human trafficking (HT) survivors are at risk for substance use disorder (SUD), although assessing the SUD epidemiology of HT is difficult. This study used data from 2019 to 2021 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample estimate prevalence utilizing emergency departments (ED) in United States America (US).

Aim: This study examines use and impacts of systematic reviews produced by the Campbell Collaboration’s Social Welfare Coordinating Group (SWCG) on practice, policy, research. Methods: A mixed-method research design was used to examine 52 published SWCG. We conducted author surveys retrieved multiple sources bibliometric data. Results: SWCG were downloaded 136,356 times cited 3,184 times. Most did not receive significant attention in alternative outlets (i.e., social media). Review authors...