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Direct linkElizabeth Casline; Grace S. Woodard; Elizabeth Lane; Scott Pollowitz; Susan Douglas; Jill Ehrenreich-May; Golda S. Ginsburg; Amanda Jensen-Doss – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2025
Measurement-based care (MBC) is an evidence-based practice (EBP) focused on regularly administering outcome measures to clients to inform clinical decision making. While MBC shows promise for improving youth treatment outcomes, therapist adoption remains low. Clinical consultation is one strategy that improves MBC implementation, but our limited…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Consultants, Counseling Techniques, Program Implementation
Download full textJessica Deighton; Abigail Thompson; Neil Humphrey; Emma Thornton; Christopher Knowles; Praveetha Patalay; Kyann Zhang; Sarah Evans-Lacko; Daniel Hayes; Anna March; Rosie Mansfield; Joao Santos; Emre Deniz; Paul Stallard; Emma Ashworth; Bettina Moltrecht; Kirsty Nisbet; Emily Stapley; Carla Mason; Jessica Stepanous; Jan Rasmus Boehnke – UK Department for Education, 2025
The aim of the AWARE (Approaches for Wellbeing and Mental Health Literacy:?Research?in Education) trial was to assess the impact of two interventions that have already been developed and found to be effective in other countries (Kutcher et al., 2015; Wasserman et al., 2015) to see if they might be effective in improving mental health related…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Intervention, Consciousness Raising, Secondary Schools
Simone H. Schriger; Steven C. Marcus; Emily M. Becker-Haimes; Rinad S. Beidas – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2025
Developing tailored implementation strategies to increase the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) requires accurate identification of predictors of their use. However, known difficulties with measuring EBP use complicates interpretation of the extant literature. In this proof-of-concept study, we examined whether the same predictors of use of…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Youth, Evidence Based Practice, Predictor Variables
Jodi L. Smith; Jamie Mullins; Lisa Ingram; Brenda Pruett; Allison Nichols; Carole Scheerbaum; Lorrie Wright; Amanda Johnson – Journal of Extension, 2024
We examined the impact of 4-H participation on workforce readiness skill development, including personal, work, communication, and problem solving/decision-making. The study examined two levels of 4-H activities: county-level and state-level. The online survey instrument contained questions about demographics, skill development and 4-H…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Job Skills, Skill Development, Program Effectiveness
Jessica Bouchard; Jennifer S. Wong – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2025
Adolescents face many difficulties when transitioning to high school, particularly when it comes to their social circles and maintaining friendships. As these challenges can have long-term consequences, providing support to youth during this period is essential. The YWCA Youth Education Programs (YEP) in Vancouver, BC offer group-based,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Relationship, Gender Issues, After School Programs
Emily D. Irwin; Rachael Jewell; Jessika C. Boles; Tisha Coggin Clay – Continuity in Education, 2024
Innovations in medicine have allowed children with cancer to attend school more frequently by increasing survival rates and improving access to outpatient therapies. Children with cancer still miss a significant proportion of school attendance and participation during treatment, thereby disrupting their educational experiences. "Monkey in My…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Cancer, Learner Engagement
Sarah Cusworth Walker; Lawrence Wissow; Noah R. Gubner; Sally Ngo; Peter Szatmari; Chiara Servili – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2024
Numerous influential policy and scientific bodies are calling for more rapid advances in the scale-up of child and youth mental health services (CYMHS). A number of CYMHS innovations hold promise for advancing scale-up but little is known about how real-world efforts are progressing. We conducted a scoping review to identify promising approaches…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Youth Programs, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation
Dan Wang; Yunqi Wang; Maria R. de Guzman; Yan R. Xia; Kieu-Anh T. Do; Zhenqiao Yang – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2024
Youth substance use challenges their health and well-being. There is research and practical need for rigorous evaluation of substance use prevention programs in prompting positive youth development. This study examined the program effectiveness of Health Rocks!, a youth substance use prevention program, with a quasi-experimental two-factor mixed…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Substance Abuse, Health Programs, Program Effectiveness
Robert P. Lubeznik-Warner; Michael Froehly; Taylor Wycoff; Victoria Povilaitis; Luke Cloward; Shannielle Taylor; Seunghee Moon – Journal of Experiential Education, 2024
Background: Summer camp is an experiential learning setting that supports youth development. Due to high fees, youth from low-income backgrounds often have fewer opportunities to attend. Subsequently, there is little literature about these youth's camp experiences. Purpose: This research examined growth and the characteristics supporting growth in…
Descriptors: Camps, Low Income Groups, Summer Programs, Experiential Learning
Stephanie Femrite; Rebecca Mott; Steven Krauss – Journal of Youth Development, 2025
Summer camp programs provide adolescent counselors with opportunities to work alongside adult staff, aiming to develop critical skills such as communication, responsibility, independence, and teamwork. Growing research supports the value of camp-based developmental relationships through youth-adult partnerships. However, tensions often arise as…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Youth Programs, Counselor Attitudes, Adolescents
Hannah Lantos; Zakia Redd; Jessica Warren; Michael Bradley; Sham Habteselasse – Child Trends, 2024
Out-of-school-time (OST) programs and their funders rely on sound data to make decisions about everything from professional development and student recruitment to the selection of activities to offer students. Programs operate at a range of times (before and after school, weekends, summer) and in a variety of locations (e.g., schools,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Program Effectiveness, Outcome Measures, After School Programs
Alexandra Skrocki; Gary D. Ellis; Andrea Ettekal; Darlene Locke – Journal of Youth Development, 2025
We examined relations among select components of the 4-H Thriving Model, focusing on youth sparks and four presumed determinants: program quality, developmental relationships, situational engagement, and dosage. Based on our results and results of previous studies, we propose a formal theory of youth program sparks. Three hundred fifty-six Texas…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness, Secondary School Students, Adolescent Development
Eddie Hill; Rowan Williams; Taylor Harvey; Leryn J. Reynolds; Laura Hill – Physical Educator, 2024
Approximately 1.6 million Americans have type 1 diabetes, and 200,000 of them are under the age of 20. Self-management processes for these youth such as peer-based support are essential for quality of life. This pilot study partnered with university students and Lions Club International Foundation to pilot test a new diabetes camp model and…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Self Management, Health Behavior, College Students
Alexandra Skrocki; Gary Ellis; Andrea Ettekal; Darlene Locke – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2024
Using a statewide sample of participants in 4-H programs, we tested associations among youth sparks, program quality, program dosage, and four types of involvement (breadth of participation in out-of-school-time beyond 4-H, scope of learning strategies, degree of specialization, and cumulative program immersion). Participants were 180 Texas 4-H…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Student Motivation, Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness
Arlon P. Cadiz; Leah Amor S. Cortez – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2024
Increasing community awareness and knowledge about environmental problems is the primary goal of environmental education. This study explores the best practices of the Youth for Environment in Schools--Organization (YES-O) in selected schools in the National Capital Region, Philippines. A qualitative study involving interviews and focus group…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Youth Programs, Program Implementation, Self Advocacy
