Novel Methods for Implementing Measurement-Based Care for Youth in Low-resource Environments

Description

This study will visit 4 community mental health clinics in Washington state and work with clinic staff to find out if staff are regularly evaluating clinical outcomes using questionnaires (which is also called measurement-based care). The study team will partner with clinic staff to find out what makes using questionnaires difficult and then plan to improve the use of questionnaires. The study activities will include trainings, interviews, collaborative discussions, and interactive activities.

Conditions

Mental Health

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Study overview

This study will visit 4 community mental health clinics in Washington state and work with clinic staff to find out if staff are regularly evaluating clinical outcomes using questionnaires (which is also called measurement-based care). The study team will partner with clinic staff to find out what makes using questionnaires difficult and then plan to improve the use of questionnaires. The study activities will include trainings, interviews, collaborative discussions, and interactive activities.

IMPACT Center Signature Project 1, "Novel Methods for Implementing Measurement-Based Care for Youth in Low-resource Environments", is Embedded Within IMPACT Center P50 Entitled: Optimizing Evidence-Based Practice Implementation for Clinical Impact: the IMPACT Center.

Novel Methods for Implementing Measurement-Based Care for Youth in Low-resource Environments

Condition
Mental Health
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Seattle

KPWHRI, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Aim 1: Co-create plans for optimizing Measurement Based Care (MBC) implementation for youth with comorbidities. Clinic staff/Therapists (N=180) across 6 CMHCs in Washington state.
  • * Aged 21+
  • * Working at a CMHC that is participating in the WA State CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) + Initiative.
  • * Youth (N=48)
  • * Aged 13-17 years
  • * Receiving treatment at CMHC participating in the WA State CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) + Initiative.
  • * Aim 2: Compare MBC fidelity post IMPACT Center methods deployment versus historical controls. Clinic staff/Therapists (N=30) across 6 CMHCs in Washington.
  • * Must be aged 21+
  • * Working at a CMHC that is participating in the WA State CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) + Initiative.
  • * Aim 1: Clinic staff/Therapists: Unwilling to participate in study activities.
  • * Youth:
  • * Suicidal or psychotic
  • * Not cognitively able to safely participate in MBC
  • * Not able to read and write in English.
  • * Aim 2: Clinic staff/Therapists:
  • * Unwilling to participate in study activities.

Ages Eligible for Study

13 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Kaiser Permanente,

Ruben G Martinez, PhD, STUDY_DIRECTOR, Kaiser Permanente

Study Record Dates

2025-08-31