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Community Mental Health Journal OnlineFirst articles

01.06.2024 | Original Paper

“And Now that I Feel Safe…I’m Coming Out of Fight or Flight”: A Qualitative Exploration of Challenges and Opportunities for Residents’ Mental Health in Substance Use Recovery Housing

Co-occurring mental health concerns are prevalent among substance use recovery housing residents. We sought to explore how residents with co-occurring mental health and substance use needs experience recovery housing. We conducted semi-structured …

verfasst von:
Hannah L. N. Stewart, J. Michael Wilkerson, Kathryn R. Gallardo, I. Niles Zoschke, Danielle Gillespie, Serena A. Rodriguez, Sheryl A. McCurdy

29.05.2024 | Original Paper

Evaluating Readmission Rates for a Statewide In-Home Ecosystemic Family-Based Treatment Program for Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance

Family Based Mental Health Services (FBMHS) with an embedded clinical model, Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy, is an intervention designed for youth with a serious emotional disturbance (SED) who are at risk of out-of-home placement. The …

verfasst von:
Amy D. Herschell, Shari L. Hutchison, C. Wayne Jones, Steven Simms, Patricia A. Johnston, Irina O. Karpov

28.05.2024 | Original Paper

Effectiveness of a virtual patient simulation training on improving provider engagement in suicide safer care

Background: Health care providers have a critical opportunity to mitigate the public health problem of suicide. Virtual patient simulations (VPS) allow providers to learn and practice evidence-based suicide prevention practices in a realistic and …

verfasst von:
Kimberly H. McManama O’Brien, Kristen Quinlan, Laura Humm, Andrea Cole, Makoto Hanita, Warren Jay Pires, Ariel Jacobs, Julie Goldstein Grumet

27.05.2024 | Original Paper

A Universal Program to Improve Mental Health among Youth from Low-Income Predominantly Minority Communities: Implementation of Advocates 4 ALL Youth (ALLY)

Disparities in mental health care and access to care disproportionately affect youth from minoritized and low-income communities. School-based prevention programs have the potential to offer a non-stigmatized approach to mental health care as well …

verfasst von:
Adefunke Dadematthews, Melissa M. Pangelinan, Anne E. Bowen, Stacey L. Simon, Jessica L. Chandrasekhar, Rashelle Musci, Jill L. Kaar

Open Access 10.05.2024 | Original Paper

Place-Based FACT: Treatment Outcomes and Patients’ Experience with Integrated Neighborhood-Based Care

Locating specialized mental healthcare services in the neighborhood of people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) has been suggested as a way of improving treatment outcomes by increasing patient engagement and integration with the local care …

verfasst von:
Welmoed van Ens, Sarita Sanches, Leonieke Beverloo, Wilma E. Swildens

10.05.2024 | Fresh Focus

Juvenile Justice-Based Interdisciplinary Collective Care: An Innovative Approach

Mental health concerns among juvenile-justice-involved youth (JJIY) continue to be a major health crisis in the United States (US). While scholarship has explored mental health concerns among JJIY, and the link to negative life outcomes, there are …

verfasst von:
Shykina Brown, Oscar F. Rojas Perez

Open Access 10.05.2024 | Original Paper

Perspectives and Experiences of Stakeholders on Self-Disclosure of Peers in Mental Health Services

With the movement towards recovery-oriented mental health (MH) services, individuals with MH lived-experience are increasingly employed as peer providers (peers). Peers are unique in that they bring knowledge from experience and eye-level …

verfasst von:
Inbar Adler Ben-Dor, Eran Kraus, Yael Goldfarb, Alina Grayzman, Bernd Puschner, Galia S. Moran

Open Access 09.05.2024 | Original Paper

Occupational Therapy in Psychiatric Short-Term Hospitalization Units: Scoping Review

Given the context, the overarching aim is to identify scientific publications on occupational therapy in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units. Specific objectives include: (a) Analyzing the historical development of this research area; (b) …

verfasst von:
Uxia García-Gestal, Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde, Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez

Open Access 07.05.2024 | Original Paper

Strengths, Struggles, and Strategies: How Adults with Serious Mental Illness Navigate Long-Term Romantic Relationships

Married individuals and those in committed romantic relationships generally report having better mental health outcomes than their single or divorced counterparts. However, studies of romantic relationships for adults with mental illness have …

verfasst von:
Catherine H. Stein, Rachel A. Redondo, Sharon Simon, Zachary J. Silverman

03.05.2024 | Original Paper

Understanding Barriers and Facilitators of Primary Care Use Among Assertive Community Treatment Teams Via Qualitative Analysis of Clients and Clinicians

Individuals with severe mental illness and substance use disorders face complex barriers to achieving physical health. This study aims to explore the barriers and facilitators of primary care access among an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) …

verfasst von:
Sophia Zhao, Walter Mathis

01.05.2024 | Original Paper

The Correlates of Collective and Individual Trauma on Mental Health Outcomes Among Afghan Refugees: A Study of Sociodemographic Differences

Following the U.S. military’s departure from Afghanistan, a significant number of Afghan refugees have resettled in the United States, presenting complex mental health challenges exacerbated by extensive traumatic exposure. This demographic is …

verfasst von:
Jaclyn Kirsch, Arati Maleku, Youn Kyoung Kim, Taqdeerullah Aziz, Shaima Dada, Hanna Haran, Katherine Kitchens

Open Access 26.04.2024 | Original Paper

“A Feeling of Safeness and Freedom”: The Promotion of Mental Health Recovery Through Co-Production in an Italian Community Organization

In mental health promotion, recovery is a process that leads to personal strengthening, control over crucial life decisions, and participation in communities through relevant professional, educational, or family social roles. Co-production, a key …

verfasst von:
Antonella Guarino, Luca Negrogno, Christian Compare, Alessandra Madeo, Pamela Bolognini, Linda Degli Esposti, Michele Filippi, Francesca Lamberini, Martina Morrone, Matteo Masetti, Antonio Marco Serra, Cinzia Albanesi

26.04.2024 | Original Paper

Implementation of Research in Community Mental Health Centers: The Challenge of Provider Engagement

Conducting clinical research in public sector community mental health centers (CMHCs) can be challenging. The purpose of this report is to describe the challenges our research team encountered in engaging CMHC providers in a clinical trial aimed …

verfasst von:
Ukamaka M. Oruche, Ora Nakash, Cynthia Holladay, Anil Chacko, Susan M. Perkins, Claire Burke Draucker

24.04.2024 | Original Paper

Psychosocial Outcomes of Canadian Clubhouse Members: A Multi-Site Longitudinal Evaluation

The Clubhouse model of psychosocial rehabilitation supports individuals with mental health challenges using a person centered and recovery-oriented approach. Clubhouses around the world have been found to be effective in supporting their member’s …

verfasst von:
Christina Mutschler, Kelly McShane, Rachel Liebman, The Canadian Clubhouse Research Group

23.04.2024 | Brief Report

The Characteristics of People with Serious Mental Illness Who are at High Risk for Hospitalization or Death

Many individuals with serious mental illness are at high risk for hospitalization or death due to inadequate treatment of medical conditions or unhealthy behaviors. The authors describe demographic and clinical characteristics associated with …

verfasst von:
Alexander S. Young, Jessica Skela, Prabha Siddarth

22.04.2024 | Original Paper

Effectiveness of Psychosocial Skills Training and Community Mental Health Services: A Qualitative Research

This study employs a phenomenological approach to investigate the experiences of individuals who access services at a community mental health center (CHMC) in Türkiye The aim of this study is to comprehend the experiences of individuals who …

verfasst von:
Halil İbrahim Bilkay, Burak Şirin, Nermin Gürhan

18.04.2024 | Fresh Focus

Introducing Compassionate and Relational Enquiry (CARE): A Three-Day Training for Mental Health Clinicians on Relational Ways of Working

Research shows that, in mental healthcare, empathy and active listening skills play a fundamental role in the therapeutic relationship. Despite this, clinicians receive little training in cultivating these qualities, and there is a dearth of …

verfasst von:
Russell Razzaque, Emma Mckenzie

16.04.2024 | Fresh Focus

30 Years of Recovery: Perspectives From an Aging Revolutionary

Mark Ragins, award-winning past medical director of the MHALA Village and long-term Recovery Movement leader reflects upon the progress and disappointments of the last 30 years developing and promoting recovery. He describes the Recovery Model as …

verfasst von:
Mark Ragins

16.04.2024 | Original Paper

Multicomponent Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment and Wraparound Services for Individuals Experiencing Chronic Homelessness

Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness have high rates of persistent co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (COD), and they often have difficulty with service engagement and retention, resulting in symptom exacerbation and …

verfasst von:
Abigail F. Helm, Michael A. Andre, Paige M. Shaffer, Kathryn E. Bruzios, Sarah Marcus, Jennifer Harter, David Smelson

15.04.2024 | Original Paper

Therapist Participation in a Learning Collaborative on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Impact of COVID-related Stressors and Challenges

The rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the need to improve access to evidence-based treatments (EBT) and necessitated changes in treatment delivery and training of mental health providers (MHPs). There is limited …

verfasst von:
Kelsey McCoy, Angela Moreland-Johnson, Shelby Wade, Kathy Quinones, Carole Swiecicki, Rochelle Hanson