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Children, Youth, Families and Community

(Research projects are listed alphabetically by last name of principal or lead investigator under the primary research focus.)

Rurality and the Public Stigma to Child and Adolescent Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Craig Anne Heflinger, Abraham Mukolo, Anna Marie Brennan and Robert Saunders

This research explores the relationship between rurality and stigmatizing public attitudes to child and adolescent mental health using data from the 2002 National Stigma Survey-Children conducted by the
National Opinion Research Center in Chicago. The stigma survey is the mental health module of the 2002 General Social Survey.
Funding: National Institute of Mental Health



Barriers and Supports to Engaging in Mental Health Services for Children in a Rural Community

Michael Pullmann, Cheri Hoffman, Sarah VanHooser, Leslie Collins and Craig Anne Heflinger

This study explores the supports and barriers to engagement in services for rural families with children who have serious emotional disturbance. The study was set in Maury County, Tennessee, with families who are or have been involved with the Mule Town Family Network (MTFN), which utilizes a system-of-care framework to create a support system to help children succeed at home, in school and in the community. Collaborating partners expressed an interest in working with researchers to explore family perceptions of MTFN services, in hope that the knowledge gained could be used to increase engagement and retention in services. Because past research identified barriers within families, staff and service systems, the study approached this research from multiple perspectives, including the families that are served by the MTFN, clinical staff, family support staff and administrative staff.
Funding: National Institute of MentaI Health
Partners: Centerstone, Tennessee Voices for Children, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities