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Correction to: Learning Collaboratives: a Strategy for Quality Improvement and Implementation in Behavioral Health
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Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - January 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Sociodemographic Correlates of Affordable Community Behavioral Health Treatment Facility Availability in Florida: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study assessed neighborhood-level sociodemographic attributes to characterize the availability of behavioral health treatment facilities in Florida. The American Community Survey and SAMHSA ’s Behavioral Health Treatment Locator were used to identify behavioral health treatment facilities in Florida and calculate their density by census tract. Spatial lag regression models were used to assess census tract-level correlates of facility density for 390 MD treatment facilities, 518 SUD f acilities, and subsets of affordable MD and SUD facilities. Behavioral health treatment facility density was negatively associated wit...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - January 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Learning Collaboratives: a Strategy for Quality Improvement and Implementation in Behavioral Health
AbstractLearning collaboratives are increasingly used in behavioral health. They generally involve bringing together teams from different organizations and using experts to educate and coach the teams in quality improvement, implementing evidence-based practices, and measuring the effects. Although learning collaboratives have demonstrated some effectiveness in general health care, the evidence is less clear in behavioral health and more rigorous studies are needed. Learning collaboratives may contain a range of elements, and which elements are included in any one learning collaborative varies widely; the unique contributi...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - December 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Qualitative Evaluation of an Adapted Assertive Community Treatment Program: Perspectives During COVID-19
AbstractThe Pinellas County Empowerment Team (PCET) was an adapted assertive community treatment (ACT) program created to meet the needs of Pinellas County residents with serious behavioral health concerns and high frequency of hospitalization (medical and psychiatric) and incarceration. Recent research demonstrates that individuals participating in ACT programs can transition to lower-intensity services. To understand the needs and barriers in transitioning PCET clients to lower-intensity services and the unique experiences during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the researchers conducted a qualitative evaluation whic...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - December 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Social Factors Predict Treatment Engagement in Veterans with PTSD or SUD
AbstractVeterans with PTSD and SUDs often fail to initiate, or prematurely discontinue, mental health treatment in Veteran Affairs Medical Centers (VAMC). While much is known about clinical characteristics and demographic factors impacting treatment engagement in this population, less is known about the role of social factors. This retrospective study examines primary care –based screening assessment and specialty mental healthcare appointment data in a VAMC, to test whether social factors predict treatment initiation and appointment attendance. Findings reveal veterans were more likely to initiate treatment when (a) tho...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - December 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Recent and Frequent Mental Distress Among Women with a History of Military Service, 2003 –2019
This study describes self-reported mental distress over a 17-year period among cross-sectional nationally representative samples of women in the USA using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) core national surveys from 2003 to 2019. Nationally representative prevalence estimates of self-reported mental distress were compared between women veterans and their (1) men veteran and (2) women civilian counterparts. In each year examined, women veterans report signif icantly more days of recent mental distress and significantly higher prevalence of frequent mental distress than their men veteran counte...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - November 11, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care for Hispanic/Latino Patients with Depression and Comorbid PTSD
AbstractComorbid PTSD and depression are notably high within primary care settings serving low-income and/or immigrant Hispanic/Latino populations. There is limited research examining how comorbid PTSD impacts the response to depression treatment for patients within these settings. The purpose of this study was to examine PTSD-depression comorbidity and its association with treatment outcomes among Hispanic/Latino patients enrolled in an integrated behavioral health intervention for depression. Participants were Hispanic/Latino adult primary care patients who met the criteria for depression and were not currently in treatm...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - November 9, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Partnering with Family Advocates to Understand the Impact on Families Caring for a Child with a Serious Mental Health Challenge
Abstract Family-driven care is a key principle of the system of care framework, but little research has documented the impact caring for a child with a serious mental health challenge has on families. In partnership with family advocates, this prospective, descriptive study was conducted to understand the impact a child ’s mental health challenge has on families’ time, finances, life events, and caregiver employment. Study results showed the average family spent over $250 a week in unreimbursed costs, even though 84% of the children in the study received Medicaid. Caregivers spent approximately 10 h per week a tten...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - October 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research