Youth who are prescribed psychotropic medication are disproportionally affected by
overweight/obesity (OW/OB), yet few interventions have been tailored to their needs. To …

Background Rates of overweight and obesity are disproportionately high among youth with
serious emotional disturbance (SED). Little is known about community mental health …

Objective: Salient belief elicitations (SBEs) measure beliefs toward a health behavior
through open-ended questions, with the purpose of developing close-ended survey …

Driving under the influence of alcohol accounts for almost one-third of traffic crashes
worldwide. Although the effects of alcohol on the human body are well-known, the factors …

Increasing numbers of people suffer from obesity and severe mental illness co-morbidly. If
these conditions remain untreated, they can harm an individual's health and well-being …

Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a significant public health problem worldwide. In the
United States, T2D disproportionately affects ethnic minorities, including Hispanics …

Most children and youth with known mental disorders are not receiving mental health
services. The lack of mental health treatment can increase the risk of a child growing and …