Since 2011, we have:
Our Centers have offered training and assistance to all mental health, substance use, child welfare, and intellectual/developmental disability serving agencies in NYS.
We are committed to providing quality training opportunities that meet the needs of those we serve. We aim to achieve this by soliciting feedback, continuous quality improvement, program evaluation and publishing our research findings.
We invite you to learn more by reviewing our latest briefs and publications.
The Impact Briefs provide an overview of the training initiative, share evaluation results and highlight key learning points.
Acri, M., Fuss, A. A., Quintero, P., Hoagwood, K., Mckay, M. M., & Cleek, A. (2019). Disseminating clinical and fiscal practices across the New York State behavioral healthcare system. Social Work in Health Care, 58(6), 557–563. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2019.1593281
Acri, M., Fuss, A. A., Quintero, P., Baier, M., Connolly, C., Dean-Assael, K., … Cleek, A. (2019). An Assessment of The New York State Behavioral Health System’s Readiness to Transition to Medicaid Managed Care. Community Mental Health Journal, 55(4), 599–607. doi: 10.1007/s10597-019-00369-w
Chor, K. H. B., Olin, S.-C. S., Weaver, J., Cleek, A. F., Mckay, M. M., Hoagwood, K. E., & Horwitz, S. M. (2014). Adoption of Clinical and Business Trainings by Child Mental Health Clinics in New York State.Psychiatric Services, 65(12), 1439–1444. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300535
Hoagwood, K. E., Olin, S. S., Horwitz, S., Mckay, M., Cleek, A., Gleacher, A., … Hogan, M. (2014). Scaling Up Evidence-Based Practices for Children and Families in New York State: Toward Evidence-based Policies on Implementation for State Mental Health Systems. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 43(2), 145–157. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2013.869749
Olin, S.-C. S., Chor, K. H. B., Weaver, J., Duan, N., Kerker, B. D., Clark, L. J., … Horwitz, S. M. (2015). Multilevel Predictors of Clinic Adoption of State-Supported Trainings in Children’s Services. Psychiatric Services, 66(5), 484–490. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400206
Olin, S.-C. S., O’Connor, B. C., Storfer-Isser, A., Clark, L. J., Perkins, M., Scholle, S. H., … Horwitz, S. M. (2016). Access to Care for Youth in a State Mental Health System: A Simulated Patient Approach. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(5), 392–399. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.02.014
Hoagwood, K. E., Richards-Rachlin, S., Baier, M., Vilgorin, B., Horwitz, S., Narcisse, I., Diedrich, N., & Cleek, A. F. (2024, January 25). Implementation Feasibility and Hidden Costs of Statewide Scaling of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents. Psychiatric Services. https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20230183
Rice, T., Calov, C., & Arias, D. (2024, December 24). Increasing depression and suicidality among American adolescent girls: Current findings, associated factors, and implications. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 88(4):360-384. https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/bumc.2024.88.4.360
Rice, T., Reliford, A., Calov, C., & Rodriguez, J. (2022, October). The behavioral health needs of youth with preexisting psychiatric disorders in the aftermath of COVID-19. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 37, 137-141. Online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.10.005