Rachel M Schmitz, Jennifer Tabler, Gabby Gomez, Ruby Charak
{"title":"Communities of caring and coping: An exploration of resilience among LGBTQA2S + young adults in resource-deficit regions.","authors":"Rachel M Schmitz, Jennifer Tabler, Gabby Gomez, Ruby Charak","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2547441","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2547441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQA2S+) young adults (18-30 years) living in politically conservative regions (i.e., \"red states\") face stigmas and stressors that compound their mental health inequalities. Yet, healthcare-related constraints can deter them from seeking formal, clinical care. Centering the voices of the underresourced and underserved, we assess the following research question: How do LGBTQA2S + young adults establish communities of care to promote their well-being and resilience across multiple levels of social life? We applied an exploratory sequential mixed method design to merge meaning across in-depth interviews (<i>N</i> = 20) and survey data (<i>N</i> = 451) with LGBTQA2S + young adults in red states. Qualitatively, participants described resilience-building processes of community building, coping strategies, and connections with companion animals and nature. Quantitative patterns revealed that LGBTQA2S + pride and self-compassion were positively associated. with resilient coping, These findings can enhance both formal and informal mental health resources for LGBTQS+ young people's resilience in red state regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144875860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Considering climate contexts: Examining promotive and punitive school characteristics among diverse high school students.","authors":"Ashley Bazin, Maryse Richards, Akila Raoul, Allison Lloyd, Elizabeth Rovegno, Yael Granot","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2538284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2538284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Schools are a critical developmental context for adolescents that can, depending on certain characteristics, do a better or worse job at promoting student resilience and well-being. In working to meet student needs and respond to student behaviors, schools can exhibit more punitive characteristics, like exclusionary discipline practices, or more promotive characteristics, including restorative practices and marshaling of mental health resources. While punitive factors have been associated with more negative outcomes, especially for marginalized students, and promotive factors have been associated with more positive outcomes for students, these factors have rarely been considered together. We conducted an online survey of students from high schools in the Midwest. Students rated their experiences of various promotive and punitive characteristics at their schools, as well as their sense of the school climate-perceived safety, fairness, and belonging. Promotive factors uniquely and positively predicted climate outcomes, eclipsing any effect of punitive factors. Further, while main effects indicated differences across racial groups in perceptions of school climate, there were no racial group differences in the impact of promotive factors on these climate perceptions. When exploring different promotive elements, support from teachers and staff, as well as available resources and mental health resources had the largest predictive effects on climate outcomes for students. We discuss implications for how educators and policy makers can leverage such promotive characteristics to create equitable contexts for all students to flourish.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144859751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcus Brown, Sarah C Narendorf, Umaira Khan, Gregory Gomez, Michelle R Munson
{"title":"Co-creating the healing partner: An examination of the feasibility and acceptability of a boundary spanning and provision shifting clinician.","authors":"Marcus Brown, Sarah C Narendorf, Umaira Khan, Gregory Gomez, Michelle R Munson","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2538316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2538316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Young adults experiencing homelessness have high mental health needs but low service utilization due to barriers such as lack of insurance, transportation, and mistrust of systems. Many struggle to recognize or acknowledge their mental health needs which impacts engagement in care. The point of transition into housing presents a key opportunity to connect young adults with mental health support, yet housing programs do not systematically integrate these services. To address this gap, we developed the Healing Partner (HP) role through a participatory approach that integrated mental health support into a congregate transitional housing to rapid rehousing program for young adults. The HP role was adapted from existing evidence informed models and designed to provide time-limited mental health support in nonclinical settings. A feasibility pilot (<i>n =</i> 8) tested the intervention, with qualitative feedback from young adults and staff. The HP model included a six-month phased approach, beginning with weekly sessions and transitioning to biweekly meetings, then ending with a celebratory \"level-up\" session. The HP used a flexible transdisciplinary approach based on young adult needs with sessions focused on building coping skills and processing daily stressors and situations. Participants appreciated the HP's accessibility, flexibility and relational approach, noting that the HP met them where they were, both physically and emotionally. Findings from interviews suggest that the HP role was feasible to implement and acceptable to participants and staff. By extending care beyond clinical settings, the HP model offers a promising approach to engaging young adults in mental health support during key life transitions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144795757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serious illness care in the margins: Envisioning loving psychosocial-spiritual care delivery for unsheltered individuals.","authors":"Ian Johnson, Michael A Light, Rachel Doran","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2544395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2544395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Guidance on psychosocial-spiritual care for people experiencing homelessness (PEH) is limited. Through a descriptive phenomenological analysis of interviews with interdisciplinary professionals, chart documentation, and input of a practicing homeless palliative care (HPC) social worker, this study provides exploratory guidance on administering psychosocial-spiritual care in a street outreach-based setting. Analysis produced four themes: (1) Building intimacy and consistency, which illustrates strategies for meaningfully meeting client need; (2) Assessment and treatment planning, in which providers' knowledge of their client helps tailor the care plan; (3) Widening the lens for stationary service practitioners, which demonstrates how providers must reframe traditional understandings of care teams to support continual client care; (4) Psychosocial-spiritual intervention, in which practitioners proactively prepare to support client's relational needs and meaning-making. Implications for this exploratory research includes future directions for adapting best practices for psychosocial-spiritual end-of-life interventions and developing models of care that begin to fill structural gaps in care.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144795758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alejandro Nuñez, Addison Duane, Jenna E Greenstein, Sophia H J Hwang, Leslie Reider, Simonei Medina, Marieka Schotland, Valerie B Shapiro
{"title":"An innovative and sustainable approach to delivering school-based mental health and wellness services.","authors":"Alejandro Nuñez, Addison Duane, Jenna E Greenstein, Sophia H J Hwang, Leslie Reider, Simonei Medina, Marieka Schotland, Valerie B Shapiro","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2537480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2537480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This qualitative study investigates the development of the Integrative School Based Mental Health Services (\"ISBMHS\") Model, an initiative for delivering school-based mental health services (SBMHS) in educational settings. This model is implemented through a collaborative partnership between the County Office of Education (COE) and the local Department of Health Services, which grants schools Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) status to access Medicaid and sustain SBMHS. Researchers conducted interviews with 23 key stakeholders (i.e., COE leaders, school-based clinicians, county health partners, and school administrators) to understand the model's development. Thematic analysis revealed four themes: 1) leveraging a multi-tiered approach for systemic change, 2) prioritizing equity to address disparities in mental health care access, 3) utilizing innovative financing to bridge education and health sectors, and 4) building relationships and trust to facilitate cross-system partnerships. The model seeks to provide schools with a holistic approach to transform mental health care in schools.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aimee Hilado, Rebecca Ford-Paz, Yvita Bustos, Elizabeth Charleston
{"title":"Task-shifting to reimagine migrant mental health support: A hybrid implementation-preliminary effectiveness study.","authors":"Aimee Hilado, Rebecca Ford-Paz, Yvita Bustos, Elizabeth Charleston","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2532939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2532939","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Between 2022 and 2024, U.S. cities faced urgent challenges addressing the mental health needs of newly arrived migrants. This hybrid implementation-effectiveness study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary utility of the <i>Reimagining Mental Health Supports for Migrants</i> intervention, a rapid-response, task-shifting, community capacity-building model. Implemented in a Midwestern \"welcoming city,\" the program trained 499 front-line workers in trauma-informed care, healing-centered engagement, psychological first aid, and crisis prevention. Post-training surveys indicated high satisfaction (97%), strong perceived knowledge gains (e.g., migrant mental health, retraumatization, compassion fatigue; all <i>p</i> < .001), and increased confidence applying strategies learned (96%). Over 87% scored ≥80% on knowledge assessments. Qualitative findings highlighted participants' intentions to foster safety, belonging, and emotional regulation while sustaining workforce well-being. Language-congruent delivery enhanced cultural and pragmatic competence. Findings underscore the promise of culturally responsive, task-shifting interventions for rapidly strengthening migrant mental health supports in emergency humanitarian contexts by building front-line workers' foundational psychosocial skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Botero, Rabiya Karamali, Andrew S Frick, Mindy E Aguirre, Isaac Prilleltensky
{"title":"Experiences of mattering among youth: Implications for prevention and intervention.","authors":"Andrea Botero, Rabiya Karamali, Andrew S Frick, Mindy E Aguirre, Isaac Prilleltensky","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2527442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2527442","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies have identified three key components of mattering: getting attention from others, feeling that you are important to others, and feeling that others depend on you to fulfill a need in their lives. Research consistently links experiences of mattering with positive mental health outcomes and the absence of mattering with a range of self-destructive and antisocial behaviors in youth. Despite this, limited research has explored how young people themselves understand and experience mattering. This study investigates the phenomenology of mattering among youth, drawing on 359 comments submitted in response to a New York Times article between November 3 and December 3, 2023. Guided by grounded theory coding methodology, the analysis yielded 33 code clusters, which were categorized into four main themes: preconditions, sources of mattering, potential effects, and lack of mattering. Findings offer new insights into how mattering is experienced by youth, highlighting implications for prevention and well-being promotion strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144650825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew P Gadaire, Grace R Calvert, Laila K Robinson, Iggy N Austin
{"title":"A strengths-based social network approach to empower Latina immigrant mothers.","authors":"Andrew P Gadaire, Grace R Calvert, Laila K Robinson, Iggy N Austin","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2528289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2528289","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social network analysis (SNA) can provide insight to support communities from positive and community psychology perspectives. From a strengths-based, positive psychology perspective, social connections provide information, support, and resources, which contribute to health, employment, life satisfaction, and resilience. Interconnected communities facilitate dissemination of resources and promote health, resilience, and empowerment. This study examined a strengths-based, participatory application of SNA to inform family programming, build community, and facilitate the exchange of families' sociocultural assets at a bilingual preschool (BP) that primarily serves Latine families. Participatory, quantitative, and qualitative methods explored 1) the strengths of BP's use of SNA, 2) the effects of community-building efforts, and 3) the benefits exchanged through community networks. This study illustrates an application of SNA as an action research tool that bridges positive and community psychology perspectives by building on community members' strengths, increasing access to support and resources, and empowering individuals and communities to thrive.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144601869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Volunteer voices: A qualitative exploration at an Appalachia mobile healthcare clinic.","authors":"Zachary H Ellis, Joseph R Ferrari","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2524220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2524220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mobile healthcare clinics have emerged as a promising method to address physical obstacles and sociocultural limitations to rural healthcare while improving health outcomes for communities. These clinics address rural healthcare needs by providing accessible, culturally sensitive, patient-centered care. This study examined the experiences of volunteers at a mobile healthcare provider in Appalachian Tennessee. Semi-structured interviews with volunteers were conducted to explore how volunteering shapes perceptions of rural healthcare, impacts personal and professional lives, and informs volunteers' understanding of healthcare disparities. Participants reported growth and professional development as major personal impacts of their volunteering experience. A common theme was a distinction between volunteer groups and their personal impacts. All volunteers, irrespective of their role, felt they gained valuable insight into the broader context of rural healthcare as well as gained perspective into the unique communities they serve. The results of this study highlight the impact of volunteering in shaping community understanding.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144530296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hospital-based analysis of risk factors for severe pneumonia patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China.","authors":"Xiu Wu, Ayodeji Iyanda","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2025.2514866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2025.2514866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This retrospective cohort study examined 693 elderly patients (≥65 years) with severe pneumonia admitted to Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, assessing risk factors across two periods: pre-pandemic, during China's zero-Covid policy. Using logistic regression and Cox models, we found notable shifts in risk factor associations. Before the pandemic, chronic kidney disease significantly increased the odds of severe pneumonia (OR: 1.69, 95% CI: 1.45-1.81). During the pandemic, hazard ratios rose for endotracheal intubation (72%), ischemic heart disease (80%), and hospital stays (30%), while hypertension showed a decreased association with severe pneumonia from HR: 0.8 (95% CI: 0.49, 1.32) to HR: 0.61(95% CI: 0.45, 0.85). These findings suggest that pneumonia severity intensified during the pandemic, possibly reflecting healthcare disruptions or delayed care. Elderly patients, especially those with chronic conditions, would benefit from strengthened community-based health interventions to improve outcomes and resilience against future respiratory infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144286795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}