Evidence-based treatments (EBTs) have been well studied in outpatient and research
settings to address a myriad of mental health concerns. Research studies have found …

Objective: Young people (ages 12–25) experience the highest risk of developing mental
disorders; however, their uptake of and engagement with treatment is low. The study …

Objective: Therapy dropout is a common occurrence, especially in adolescence. This study
investigated whether dropout could be predicted from a range of child, family, and treatment …

Introduction: Wraparound services (ie, community-based collaborative care) for children with
severe mental health needs have been reported as effective. Yet, no attention has been …

Client–therapist consensus has been hypothesized to be an important element of culturally
competent care. However, little is known about the relationship between explanatory model …

The use of singular methodologies has dominated emotional and behavioral disorder (EBD)
intervention research, and by extension, the field has not deployed mixed-methods research …

Background: Numerous barriers to mental health utilization exist for families of children who
present with serious emotional and behavioral challenges. Evidence-based practices that …

Few children with mental health problems receive evidence-based psychotherapy, partly
because of unsuccessful dissemination of evidence-based treatments (EBTs). Previous …

Intensive outpatient (IOP) psychiatric treatment is increasingly deployed to meet the needs of
psychiatrically high-risk youth; however, documentation of treatment disposition for in …

Introduction Due to increasing suicide rates, treatment engagement among suicidal youth is
paramount. Identification of factors that predict treatment dropout could aid in bolstering …