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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2018

Enhancing Early Childhood Mental Health Primary Care Services: Evaluation of MA Project LAUNCH.

Beth E Molnar, Kristin E Lees, Kate Roper, Natasha Byars, Larisa Méndez-Peñate, Christy Moulin, William McMullen, Jessica Wolfe, Deborah Allen

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Beth E MolnarInstitute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA. b.molnar@northeastern.edu.
Kristin E LeesInstitute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Kate RoperMassachusetts Department of Public Health, 250 Washington St., Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Natasha ByarsBoston Public Health Commission, 1010 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Larisa Méndez-PeñateMassachusetts Department of Public Health, 250 Washington St., Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
Christy MoulinBoston Public Health Commission, 1010 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
William McMullenInstitute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Jessica WolfeInstitute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Deborah AllenLos Angeles County Department of Public Health, 313 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012, USA.
Northeastern University · USBoston Public Health Commission · USMassachusetts Department of Public Health · USLos Angeles County Department of Public Health · US

Funding

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SM 059334
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative early childhood mental health intervention, Massachusetts Project LAUNCH. Early childhood mental health clinicians and family partners (paraprofessionals with lived experience) were embedded within community pediatric medical homes. Methods A longitudinal study design was used to test the hypotheses that (1) children who received services would experience decreased social, emotional and behavioral problems over time and (2) caregivers' stress and depressive symptoms would decrease over time. Families who were enrolled in services and who consented to participate in the evaluation study were included in analyses (N = 225). Individual growth models were used to test longitudinal effects among MA LAUNCH participants (children and caregivers) over three time points using screening tools. Results Analyses showed that LAUNCH children who scored in age-specific clinically significant ranges of social, emotional and behavioral problems at Time 1 scored in the normal range on average by Time 3. Caregivers' stress and depressive symptoms also declined across the three time points. Results support hypotheses that the LAUNCH intervention improved social and emotional health for children and caregivers. Conclusions for Practice This study led to sustainability efforts, an expansion of the model to three additional communities across the state and development of an online toolkit for other communities interested in implementation.

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Early Intervention, EducationalCaregiversChildChild Health ServicesChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLongitudinal StudiesMaleMassachusettsMental HealthMental Health ServicesParentingPrimary Health CareEarly childhoodLAUNCHMental healthPrimary care integration

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PMID29909431
PMCPMC6153762
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