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Climate Change Stress Among Adolescents in California: Associations with Psychological Distress, Suicide Ideation, and Social and Demographic Factors
This study explores the association between climate change stress and psychological distress and suicide ideation among adolescents in California and factors associated with climate change stress.
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Climate Change Stress Among Adolescents in California: Associations with Psychological Distress, Suicide Ideation, and Social and Demographic Factors
This study explores the association between climate change stress and psychological distress and suicide ideation among adolescents in California and factors associated with climate change stress.
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Editorial: National Trends in Child Mental Health Disorders Signal Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Child Psychiatry

Improving access to child mental health care is a national priority area. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently awarded $68.5 million in grants that support behavioral health education, training and community programs to help address mental health and substance use conditions.

One of the 4 guiding principles of SAMHSA's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan is a commitment to data and evidence to inform resource allocation, with priority on timely, high-quality data. The Behavioral Health Services Information System (BHSIS) is an integrated statistical data system that provides information at national, state, and local levels on the facilities and services available for substance abuse and mental health in the United States, as well as characteristics of individuals receiving care.

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Journal Article
Editorial: National Trends in Child Mental Health Disorders Signal Opportunities and Challenges for Precision Child Psychiatry

Improving access to child mental health care is a national priority area. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently awarded $68.5 million in grants that support behavioral health education, training and community programs to help address mental health and substance use conditions.

One of the 4 guiding principles of SAMHSA's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan is a commitment to data and evidence to inform resource allocation, with priority on timely, high-quality data. The Behavioral Health Services Information System (BHSIS) is an integrated statistical data system that provides information at national, state, and local levels on the facilities and services available for substance abuse and mental health in the United States, as well as characteristics of individuals receiving care.

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Real-World Adoption of Mental Health Support Among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey
Authors aim to examine the extent to which patterns of adoption of counseling services and digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) shifted in recent years (2019–2021), the impact of distress on adoption of mental health support; and reasons related to adolescents' low adoption of DMHIs when experiencing distress.
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Real-World Adoption of Mental Health Support Among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey
Authors aim to examine the extent to which patterns of adoption of counseling services and digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) shifted in recent years (2019–2021), the impact of distress on adoption of mental health support; and reasons related to adolescents' low adoption of DMHIs when experiencing distress.
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Adolescent Engagement: Challenges of Safety and Mental Health
Authors examine the association between perceptions of neighborhood, park, and school safety, civic engagement, and mental health within racially diverse adolescents.
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Adolescent Engagement: Challenges of Safety and Mental Health
Authors examine the association between perceptions of neighborhood, park, and school safety, civic engagement, and mental health within racially diverse adolescents.
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Recognizing Adolescent Depression with Parent- and Youth-Report Screens in Pediatric Primary Care
Authors compare the use of the parent-report Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17P) and youth-report Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified for Teens (PHQ-9M) in compliance with recent quality standards for adolescent depression screening. Parents of 5,411 pediatric outpatients (11.0–17.
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Recognizing Adolescent Depression with Parent- and Youth-Report Screens in Pediatric Primary Care
Authors compare the use of the parent-report Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17P) and youth-report Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified for Teens (PHQ-9M) in compliance with recent quality standards for adolescent depression screening. Parents of 5,411 pediatric outpatients (11.0–17.
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Policy Brief
Nearly 1 in 3 Adolescents in California Reports Serious Psychological Distress
This brief uses data from the 2019 CHIS to identify adolescents who are most vulnerable to moderate and serious psychological distress, both measures of mental health status. Findings: Results indicate that in 2019, approximately 1 in 3 adolescents in California, or 29.
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Policy Brief
Nearly 1 in 3 Adolescents in California Reports Serious Psychological Distress
This brief uses data from the 2019 CHIS to identify adolescents who are most vulnerable to moderate and serious psychological distress, both measures of mental health status. Findings: Results indicate that in 2019, approximately 1 in 3 adolescents in California, or 29.
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Policy Research Report
California Child Mental Health Performance Outcomes System: Recommendation Report
CHPR authors were charged by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to examine available tools for the measurement of improvements in mental health and functioning status for children and adolescents served by California’s publicly funded specialty mental health systems.
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Policy Research Report
California Child Mental Health Performance Outcomes System: Recommendation Report
CHPR authors were charged by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to examine available tools for the measurement of improvements in mental health and functioning status for children and adolescents served by California’s publicly funded specialty mental health systems.
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Policy Brief
Three Out of Four Children with Mental Health Needs in California Do Not Receive Treatment Despite Having Health Care Coverage
More than 300,000 California children ages 4 to 11 have mental health needs, yet only one-fourth of them received mental health care in 2007 and 2009. Health insurance coverage and a usual source of care typically facilitate mental health service use; however, this is not the case for children with mental health needs. This policy brief identifies children at risk for mental health needs and highlights some barriers to their receiving mental health services.
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Policy Brief
Three Out of Four Children with Mental Health Needs in California Do Not Receive Treatment Despite Having Health Care Coverage
More than 300,000 California children ages 4 to 11 have mental health needs, yet only one-fourth of them received mental health care in 2007 and 2009. Health insurance coverage and a usual source of care typically facilitate mental health service use; however, this is not the case for children with mental health needs. This policy brief identifies children at risk for mental health needs and highlights some barriers to their receiving mental health services.