Entries by Ramya Ramadurai

Leveraging and Integrating Digital Tools to Support Military Personnel

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Leightley, D., & Murphy, D. (2022). Personalised digital technology for mental health in the armed forces: The potential, the hype and the dangers. BMJ Military Health. Introduction Leightley and Murphy (2022) highlight the critical need for digital solutions that are not only adaptive but also sensitive to the unique psychological stressors and operational demands of […]

Utilizing Program Staff Support to Successfully Integrate Digital Tools into Community Contexts

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Al-Abdulmunem, M., Kozelka, E. E., Acquilano, S. C., Drake, R. E., Carpenter-Song, E., & Elwyn, G. (2025). Supporting the individualized use of digital tools in community mental health: The technology specialist pilot study. Community Mental Health Journal. Introduction As the role of digital tools in mental health care grows, the gap between their potential and […]

Understanding Quality, Qualitatively: New Study in Zambia Explores Benefits and Challenges Mentoring Emerging Adults

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Mulenga-Wincierz, M. (2024). A grounded theory of experiencing and perceiving youth mentoring as a process of “mixed emotions.” New Trends in Qualitative Research, 20(4). Introduction Youth mentoring has been lauded as a powerful intervention for supporting the psychological and emotional development of vulnerable youth. However, much of the existing research on youth mentoring remains concentrated […]

How Does Social Media Use Affect Sleep and Mental Health?: New Study Has Answers

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Yu, D. J., Wing, Y. K., Li, T. M. H., & Chan, N. Y. (2024). The impact of social media use on sleep and mental health in youth: A scoping review. Current Psychiatry Reports, 26(1), 104–119. Introduction Recent statistics reveal alarmingly high rates of sleep disturbances among adolescents, with nearly 65% reporting inadequate sleep during […]

New Study Highlights A Critical Link Between Mentor Support and Educational Attainment

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Tise, J. C., Hernandez, P. R., & Schultz, P. W. (2023). Mentoring underrepresented students for success: Self-regulated learning strategies as a critical link between mentor support and educational attainment. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 75, Article 102233. Introduction The persistent underrepresentation of Black and Latinx students in STEM highlights systemic inequities that start early and perpetuate through […]

Study Explores Natural Mentors as “Bridges” For Youth Transitioning out of Child Welfare

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Alarcón, X., & Mirković, B. (2024). “Those Bridges That Help You Get There”: How natural mentors improve social support and social capital of unaccompanied immigrant youths leaving residential care. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 41(1), 70–94. Introduction The increasing arrival of unaccompanied immigrant youth in Europe presents unique challenges for political and social systems. […]

Huddle Up: New Study Highlights Links Between Sports Participation and Mental Health Outcomes for U.S. Adolescents

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Hoffmann, M. D., Barnes, J. D., Tremblay, M. S., & Guerrero, M. D. (2022). Associations between organized sport participation and mental health difficulties: Data from over 11,000 US children and adolescents. PLOS ONE, 17(6), e0268583. Introduction The World Health Organization identifies mental health as a significant predictor of global disability, with childhood and adolescence marking […]

Raechel Warren, current Miss Nebraska, shares insights on the importance of in-school mentoring support

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By Raechel Warren Traveling the state of Nebraska these last six months, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting schools with thousands of students and schools with a couple hundred students. Did you know that more than a third of Nebraska’s population lives in rural areas, and 50 of the state’s 93 counties are rural. The […]

Supporting Adolescent Depression: Effects of Three Brief Psychotherapy Interventions on Depression Recurrence and Recovery Among Adolescents

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Birmaher, B., Brent, D. A., Kolko, D., Baugher, M., Bridge, J., Holder, D., Iyengar, S., & Ulloa, R. E. (2000). Clinical outcome after short-term psychotherapy for adolescents with major depressive disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 57(1), 29–36. Introduction Adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) is a pervasive mental health challenge with profound impacts on psychosocial functioning […]