The Implementation and Sustainment of Digital MBC in Youth Mental Health Services

This is an interventional health services research trial for Leadership focused on measuring LOCI, measurement based care, evidence-based practice, behavioral health, youth mental health, leadership, implementation science Read More

Participants for this project will fall into four groups: 1) clinic executives and upper leaders (i.e., Chief Executive Officer, Executive Directors, program administrators, n=20), 2) clinic first-level leaders (i.e. clinical supervisors, n=20), 3) clinicians serving children with emotional and behavioral disorders (n=120), and 4) children with emotional and behavioral disorders (n=720). Inclusion criteria for all groups of participants are intentionally broad to ensure robust and valid analyses.

Inclusion Criteria for Programs

1. Provide outpatient psychotherapy services to children ages 4 to 18 who have emotional and/ or behavioral disorders and their families
2. Has at least 3 full time equivalent clinicians on staff
3. Not currently implementing a digital measurement-based care system clinic wide

Inclusion Criteria for Executives and Upper Leaders

(1) Identified as Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, or high-level administrator at an enrolled clinic

Inclusion Criteria for first-level leaders (1) Identified as a clinical supervisor or clinical work-group supervisor/ leader at an enrolled clinic

Inclusion Criteria for Clinicians

1. Employed as staff at participating clinic
2. Provides services to 3 or more eligible youth clients

Inclusion Criteria for Child/ Caregiver Participants

1. Child ages 4 to 18 years
2. Child has been diagnosed with an emotional or behavioral disorder by clinic staff
3. Clinical staff at the site determined that the youth's treatment needs can be appropriately addressed by the clinic

Exclusion Criteria for Child/ Caregiver Participants

(1) Child does not present with active psychosis, autism or related developmental disorder, or intellectual disability