REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health

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  Behavioral Health Integration and Outcomes that Matter to Patients: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Observational Study

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  The study team hypothesized that patients would have a better experience over time in clinics that had greater degrees of behavioral health integration.

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  Comparing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) versus Yoga for Helping Older Adults Address High Levels of Worry

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Some older adults have high levels of worry that cause them to feel restless, tired, or tense. Two ways to treat worry are Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and yoga.

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  Comparing Long-Term Outcomes of Two Collaborative Care Approaches for People with Depression

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  People with depression usually get treatment in healthcare settings, such as clinics. In communities with few resources, people may also get help in community settings such as social services agencies or churches. Collaborative care brings together healthcare and community programs to help people with depression.

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  Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches for Treating Psychiatric Disorders in Primary Care

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community clinics that provide primary care in rural and other underserved areas. FQHCs often don’t have enough mental health specialists to treat patients with complex mental health conditions.

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  Comparing Two Ways to Treat Serious Worry among Older Adults from Underserved, Racial or Ethnic Minority Communities

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Compared with other older adults, those with serious worry are more likely to have poor physical health, and often have depression, sleep problems, and trouble thinking clearly.

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  Comparing Universal versus Targeted School Screenings for Depression among Teens

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  The US Preventive Services Task Force endorses universal adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) screening in primary care; however, most adolescents lack preventive health care, resulting in worsening disparities in MDD screening and treatment.

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  Comparing Ways to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Emergency Department (ED)

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Sexual and gender minority patients report higher satisfaction and comfort with ED encounters when SO/GI is collected along with other demographic information via a nonverbal, written method during patient registration.

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  Does A Parent Peer Support Program Help Parents of Children Who Need Mental Health Services Support Their Child’s Care?

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  The study aimed to assess the impact of a Family Navigator (FN) program developed to increase child behavioral therapy service utilization on parent and child outcomes.

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  Does a Peer-Led Program with Wellness Coaching Improve Wellness among People with Serious Mental Illness?

  REACH Dissemination Committee

  People with serious mental illness, or SMI, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia often also have long-term physical health problems.

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  Does a Program that Focuses on Lifestyle Changes Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in a Rural Community?

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Interventions like HeartHealth—that focus on self-care of heart disease risk factors and that are driven by collaboration with the community of interest—are effective in medically underserved, socioeconomically distressed rural areas.

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  Does a Training Program for Mental Health Counselors Help Reduce Burnout and Improve Patient Care?

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  To understand the patient and clinician experience of burnout in mental health clinicians.

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  Does a Video Chat Referral Process Help Families with Children Who Have Medicaid to Initiate Mental Health Care?

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Many children with Medicaid and mental health concerns don’t get the care they need.

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  Evaluating a Program to Lower Prescription Opioid Doses for Patients with Chronic Pain

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Patients who use opioids for a long time are at increased risk for addiction, care crashes, overdose, & injuries.

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  Evaluating a Training Program for Rural Doctors and Nursing Home Staff on Safe Medicine Use for Patients with Dementia and Nursing Home Residents

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Program goal: Reduce unnecessary use of certain medications without worsening symptoms

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  Examining Effects of State Policies to Monitor Mental Health Medicines for Children in Foster Care

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Antipsychotics can have long-term risks but help treat conditions like schizophrenia.

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  Examining Health Outcomes for People Who Are Transgender

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  The Study of Transition, Outcomes, and Gender was initiated to assess morbidity among transgender people in general and after gender-affirming treatments.

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  Helping Patients with Mental Illness Engage in Their Transitional Care

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Effective transitional care can keep patients from going back to the hospital.

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  Improving Classroom Behaviors among Students with Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two school-based behavioral programs on improving executive functioning behaviors among students with symptoms of ADHD or ASD.

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  Is a Patient Navigation Program More Helpful than a Referral Program for Reducing Depression and Improving Quality of Life among Women Living in Neighborhoods with Few Resources?

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  The research team compared two programs designed to help women with feelings of depression who live in neighborhoods with few resources. Both programs lasted four months.

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  Peer-Navigator Support for Latinx Patients with Serious Mental Illness

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  People who have a serious mental illness (SMI), are at higher risk for other health problems.

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  Testing a Clinic-Based Program to Reduce Risky Behaviors among Teens

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Risky behaviors, including eating poorly, not getting enough sleep or exercise, using drugs, and not wearing a helmet or seatbelt often emerge during the teen years.

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  Testing a Peer Support Program for Parents of Infants Going Home from the NICU

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  U.S. newborns requiring care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have an increased risk of long-term disability, and short-term or ongoing specialty care.

  Parents of these infants report increased anxiety and stress in the NICU and after discharge.

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  Testing a Standard Approach to Match Patients with Addiction on to Treatment Based on Their Needs

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  The study suggests that use of the ASAM standard of care approach to match patients to treatment may result in improved retention in residential treatment and better patient information and shared decision-making about level of-care decisions.

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  Treating Chronic Pain Using Approaches Adapted for Patients with Limited Reading Skills

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Patients with chronic pain may find some psychosocial interventions to be effective but for those with limited reading skills, it can be hard to understand and use these options.

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  Using a Transitional Care Program to Prepare Patients to Take Care of Themselves after Leaving the Hospital

  REACH Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

  Some patients have difficulty caring for themselves after they return home from a hospital stay.