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Panel Discussions

Dissemination & Implementation Science

Panel Discussion 32 - Innovative Intervention and Implementation Science to Promote Mental Health Equity for Stigmatized Youth

Sunday, November 19, 2023
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
Location: Sol Duc (708), Level 7
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Clinical Trial, Culture, Community-Based
Recommended Readings: Price, M. A., & Hollinsaid, N. L. (2022). Future directions in mental health treatment with stigmatized youth. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.,   Beidas, R. S., Saldana, L., Shelton, R. C., (2023). Testing psychosocial interventions in the contexts they are meant to be delivered. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000797

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Shelton, R. C., Adsul, P., & Oh, A. (2021). Recommendations for addressing structural racism in implementation science: A call to the field. Ethnicity & Disease, 31(Suppl 1), 357–364. https://doi.org/10.18865/ed.31.S1.357

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Our field has recently begun to recognize the severity of inequities in mental health and mental health care (e.g., access, effectiveness) - which is particularly pronounced for stigmatized youth (i.e., youth with one or more stigmatized identities; e.g., Black youth, transgender youth). Research indicates that multilevel processes, such as institutional barriers to care and provider discrimination, produce and maintain these inequities. It is thus critical to develop and implement interventions to support stigmatized youth using innovative methods that overcome these multilevel barriers. The goal of this panel is to provide a forum for discussing cutting-edge methods in mental health equity intervention research to inspire intervention scientists and community partners, and spark novel ideas and collaborations.
Panelists will:
Share examples of intervention development, testing, and implementation studies aimed at promoting health equity for stigmatized youth. Examples of specific groups example interventions support include Latinx youth, Black youth, foster care youth, transgender youth, and LGBQ youth. 
Provide examples of novel and effective intervention modalities (e.g., digital single-session interventions), intervention providers (e.g., community health workers, school staff), and implementation strategies (e.g., coaching, digital training).
Discuss difficulties they encountered (e.g., financing, sustainability) and how they overcame them.
Detail the community partnerships they established in their intervention and implementation research. Examples include city government, child welfare systems, pediatric primary care, community health centers, mental health clinics, schools, and social media companies. 
Consistent with the 2023 ABCT Convention theme, this panel focuses on increasing inclusivity for stigmatized youth in mental health care by overcoming large-scale challenges. The panel discussion will highlight the use of digital technologies to increase evidence-based care access for youth who face significant barriers and injustice. 

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the session, the learner will be able to:
  • Discuss how intervention effectiveness is related to stigma, culture, and mental health inequities.
  • Design interventions to be implemented in real world settings.
  • Recognize the differences between designing interventions and implementation strategies to address equity.
  • Gain insight in how non-traditional service delivery models can enhance equity.
  • Identify common barriers to implementation, and strategies to address these barriers.