Brian Villa, MPH, MSW, works with i4Y – Innovations for Youth at UC Berkeley to engage young people in California in Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR). YPAR focuses on the lived experience of youth and the integration of their voice into decision-making. Brian has been creating a YPAR dashboard and interactive map, which when complete will enable youth, community members,…
A recent study published in JAMA examined the risk of serious bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are treated with diltiazem alongside apixaban or rivaroxaban compared to those treated with metoprolol.
Core Center collaborator SAHRC created multiple tools to support adolescent and young adult health programs in State MCH Programs, such as guidelines and tip sheets, learning sessions, tip/fact sheets, and resource libraries. Examples of state initiatives are included across resources. Key focus areas include: Adolescent and Young Adult Development Framing and Communications State Capacity for Adolescent Health Youth Engagement Youth-Centered…
Three tools provide guidance for MCH programs addressing AYA behavioral health. Part of the Center’s AYA Behavioral Health CoIIN, these “legacy products” are based the Center’s experience with two cohorts of state-based partnership to improve AYA behavioral health: Self-assessment: State/jurisdictional Maternal & Child Health Capacity to Improve Systems of Mental Health Care for Adolescents and Young Adults. This tool helps…
CLINICAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS: RESEARCH REVIEWAYAH-RN partners authored a review article on AYA clinical preventive services (CPS), examining evidence for increasing access to CPS, improving clinician’s delivery of CPS through clinician training & screening tools, and evidence of CPS interventions that result in behavior change. The article also reviews emerging research on engaging parents and expanding…
Led by Dr. Angela Barney, former UCSF LEAH medicine fellow, UCSF investigators examined the provision of health care services to adolescents and young adults via telemedicine, with a focus on examining (1) disparities in provision of care and (2) experiences of patients and their parents, using quantitative date from Electronic Health Records (EHR) to identify patient characteristics associated with receipt…
Supporting parents of adolescents with substance use disorders Dr. Alison Giovanelli, AYAH-RN Coordinator and UCSF assistant professor is leading an effort to develop a modular skills-based group intervention for parents/caregivers of adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, leveraging AYAH-RN support and mentoring from the Network PI to secure additional grant funding for the research. The intervention, based on the Community Reinforcement…
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