Alvaro Lleó-Forcada, Javier Comes-Fayos, Luis Moya-Albiol
{"title":"The Role of Compassion and Self-Compassion in Community Integration and Emotional Well-Being: A Systematic Review Focused on Homelessness.","authors":"Alvaro Lleó-Forcada, Javier Comes-Fayos, Luis Moya-Albiol","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01700-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-026-01700-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Homelessness is widely regarded as one of the most severe forms of social exclusion and represents an urgent public health challenge. Notably, compassion has been proposed as a construct of social cognition closely linked to emotional well-being and as a facilitator of community integration. Although the importance of compassion within intervention teams and public attitudes toward people experiencing homelessness (PEH) has been emphasized, little is known about the processes of compassion and self-compassion among PEH. Hence, a systematic review was conducted with two main objectives: (a) to examine the processing of compassion and self-compassion in PEH, (b) to analyze the effects of compassion-based interventions on community integration and emotional well-being among PEH. Following PRISMA guidelines, quantitative and qualitative studies were included, identified through an unrestricted search of three major multidisciplinary databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Fourteen articles, comprising 1,591 participants, met the inclusion criteria. Depending on study characteristics, three risk-of-bias tools (ROBINS-E, RoB 2, and JBI) were applied, and all studies met the pre-established standards for their respective assessments. The findings highlight the multifaceted influence of compassion and social cognition in PEH. Higher levels of self-compassion and adaptive social-cognition skills were found to function as protective factors against psychological distress and depressive symptoms. With special relevance to the primary subgroups identified in the literature, these capacities were generally associated with better community integration, resilience, and overall emotional well-being. Furthermore, while the reviewed interventions suggest a potential to foster self-compassion in PEH, limited sample sizes and model heterogeneity prevent definitive conclusions regarding their impact on social exclusion. Overall, these results suggest a significant role for compassion and self-compassion within both the mental health and social domains of PEH, indicating that fostering these capacities may be key to building a more inclusive society and a more effective support system for this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148668651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheryl Y S Foo, Carol Lim, Catherine J Leonard, Sarah A MacLaurin, Corinne Cather, Abigail L Donovan, Oliver Freudenreich
{"title":"Implementing Point-of-Care Fingerstick Testing for Clozapine Safety Monitoring in Outpatient Psychiatry: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study.","authors":"Cheryl Y S Foo, Carol Lim, Catherine J Leonard, Sarah A MacLaurin, Corinne Cather, Abigail L Donovan, Oliver Freudenreich","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01605-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01605-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1019-1026"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147324906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paige Shaffer, Michael Andre, Abigail Helm, Sheila Casey, Cassandra Fitzpatrick, David Smelson
{"title":"Predictors of Engagement in a Multicomponent Community-Based Intervention Alongside Drug Treatment Court for People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders and Criminal-Legal Involvement.","authors":"Paige Shaffer, Michael Andre, Abigail Helm, Sheila Casey, Cassandra Fitzpatrick, David Smelson","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01594-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01594-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1067-1083"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147354112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Theddeus Iheanacho, Melissa Ives, Hsiu-Ju Lin, Eleni Rodis, Domenic DeLuca, Charles Dike
{"title":"Integrating Medications for Addiction Treatment into Assertive Community Treatment Teams: A Pilot Feasibility Study.","authors":"Theddeus Iheanacho, Melissa Ives, Hsiu-Ju Lin, Eleni Rodis, Domenic DeLuca, Charles Dike","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01602-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01602-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1164-1173"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147282651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Kohlbeck, Michael Armanious, Michelle Pickett
{"title":"Understanding School-Based Universal Suicide Screening Strategies for Minoritized Students: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Sara Kohlbeck, Michael Armanious, Michelle Pickett","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01598-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01598-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young people ages 10 to 24, claiming more than 6,000 young lives in the United States in 2019. Black youth in the United States are overrepresented in the overall makeup of suicides: 37% of all youth suicides in the United States involve Black children, while Black children comprise roughly 15% of the total youth population in the United States. At the same time, suicide among Hispanic youth, specifically Hispanic young females, is increasing. The purpose of this study was twofold. First, we aimed to determine relevant and appropriate school-based suicide risk screening practices and interventions for Black and Hispanic students in an urban school district setting. As part of this aim, we gathered information from youth and their caregivers on perceptions of school-based and community-based resources and supports to inform our efforts. We also used the information to develop a small messaging campaign within target schools to promote help-seeking and reduce stigma among students. Second, we implemented and evaluated a universal suicide screening pilot, using the Ask Suicide Screening Questionnaire (ASQ), within two diverse schools in a large urban school district. We found that culturally informed universal screening for suicide risk in the school setting, as compared with need-based screening, identified students who were not already known by school staff to be experiencing mental health challenges or at risk for suicide, and particularly students of color. This study highlights the importance of culturally informed universal suicide risk screening in schools, particularly for minoritized students such as Black and Hispanic youth. Introduction: KEY PRACTITIONER MESSAGE: •Suicide is increasing among minoritized youth while rates among White youth are steady or decreasing. • Mental health is stigmatized within racialized communities, which can inhibit disclosure of mental health challenges and help-seeking. • Our study found that culturally informed universal screening for suicide risk in the school setting, as compared with need-based screening, identified students who were not already known by school staff to be experiencing mental health challenges or at risk for suicide, and particularly students of color. • Our findings demonstrate that universal suicide screening may be an important step to identify at-risk students who might not be detected through existing need-based processes, thus potentially enabling timely intervention and support.</p>","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1122-1129"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146164042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dominic Hodgkin, Shay M Daily, Lee Panas, Grant Ritter, Maureen T Stewart, Sharon Reif
{"title":"Treatment for Comorbid Mental Health Disorders Among Patients Treated for Opioid Disorder: The Role of a Hub and Spoke Intervention.","authors":"Dominic Hodgkin, Shay M Daily, Lee Panas, Grant Ritter, Maureen T Stewart, Sharon Reif","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01606-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01606-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1198-1209"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13127126/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147490728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shely Khaikin, Beth Pfeiffer, Amber Pomponio Davidson, Andrea Goldstein Shipper, Stephanie Roth, Joanne Nicholson, Bryan Mccormick, Alexander G Fiks, David S Mandell, Yaara Zisman-Ilani
{"title":"Shared Decision Making Interventions for Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Systematic and Scoping Review.","authors":"Shely Khaikin, Beth Pfeiffer, Amber Pomponio Davidson, Andrea Goldstein Shipper, Stephanie Roth, Joanne Nicholson, Bryan Mccormick, Alexander G Fiks, David S Mandell, Yaara Zisman-Ilani","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01593-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01593-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parents of children on the autism spectrum face challenging treatment-related decisions, often with limited knowledge about available options. Shared Decision Making (SDM), a process where clinicians, patients, and families collaborate to make decisions based on evidence and preferences, can assist parents in navigating these choices. However, little is known about the use of SDM interventions for autism-related parental decisions. A systematic and scoping review was conducted across four databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PsycInfo), and grey literature in two clinical trial registries. Study selection was conducted in two phases: title and abstract screening and full-text screening. From 7,610 records identified, two studies were included from Australia and Italy, describing multicomponent SDM interventions for parents of young children (< 18 years) on the autism spectrum. Both interventions demonstrated improvements in SDM-related outcomes, including parents' knowledge of autism treatments (such as speech pathology services and Early Intensive Behavior Intervention) and parents' involvement in treatment discussions. This review reveals a critical gap in SDM intervention research for autism parental decision-making. Despite the critical role parents play in autism treatment decisions, evidence-based SDM interventions remain scarce. This finding is significant given the well-established benefits of SDM in other healthcare populations and underscores the urgent need to develop and rigorously evaluate SDM interventions tailored to autism care contexts that support parents in making informed decisions about their children's care.Systematic review registration: A protocol was registered on PROSPERO.</p>","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1054-1066"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13451329/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147324956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Armenda Bialas, Danie Meyer, Jonathan Orr, Amenah Arman, Mary Helen O'Connor, Ashli Owen-Smith
{"title":"When to Halt Implementation: Barriers in a Lay Counselor Narrative Exposure Therapy Training Program.","authors":"Armenda Bialas, Danie Meyer, Jonathan Orr, Amenah Arman, Mary Helen O'Connor, Ashli Owen-Smith","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01603-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01603-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1174-1186"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147479641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caressa Van Hoe, Loïc Moureau, Kathleen Leemans, Ilse Decorte, Yolande Voskes, Lena Beirnaert, Axel Liégeois, Kenneth Chambaere
{"title":"Ensuring High Quality Oyster Care for People Experiencing Severe and Persistent Mental Illness - A Three-Phase Development of A Quality Monitoring Tool.","authors":"Caressa Van Hoe, Loïc Moureau, Kathleen Leemans, Ilse Decorte, Yolande Voskes, Lena Beirnaert, Axel Liégeois, Kenneth Chambaere","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01596-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01596-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1095-1108"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13451483/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147369466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nandi Abdalla, Richard Whitehead, Liza Hopkins, Paul Denborough, Rachel Barbara-May, Michelle Kehoe
{"title":"Reorienting the Way a Community Mental Health Service Responds to Suicide and Other Serious Incidents.","authors":"Nandi Abdalla, Richard Whitehead, Liza Hopkins, Paul Denborough, Rachel Barbara-May, Michelle Kehoe","doi":"10.1007/s10597-026-01604-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10597-026-01604-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10654,"journal":{"name":"Community Mental Health Journal","volume":" ","pages":"1187-1197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13451458/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147493265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}