State of the Science 2018

The Research & Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures (Pathways RTC) at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon held its 2018 State-of-the-Science Conference in conjunction with the 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, March 4–7, 2018.

Conference Activities

  • This document outlines activities undertaken in coordination with conference events.

Briefings

  • Peer Support for Youth and Young Adults who Experience Serious Mental Health Conditions: State of the Science

  • Building Competencies and Skills among Service Providers Working with Young People who Experience Serious Mental Health Conditions: State of the Science

  • Assessing the Meaningful Inclusion of Youth Voice in Policy and Practice: State of the Science

  • Social Network Enhancement Strategies to Address Limited Support Networks in Young Adulthood: State of the Science

  • Mitigating Early Loss of Community Participation in Early Psychosis Services: State of the Science

  • A Screeching Halt: Family Involvement When a Youth with Mental Health Needs Turns 18: Commentary on State of the Science from a Family Perspective

  • The Role of Youth-Run Organizations in Improving Services and Systems for Youth and Young Adults: A Commentary on the State of the Science

Project Summaries

  • Using a "Remote," Web-Based Training and Coaching Approach to Increase Providers' Skills for Working with Youth and Young Adults: Findings from the Achieve My Plan Training Study

  • The AMP+ Skills Enhancement Training for Peer Support Providers

  • Promoting Positive Pathways to Adulthood: Outcomes of an Online Training Program for Transition Service Providers

  • Youth/Young Adult Voice in Agency- and System-Level Advising and Decision Making: The Y-VAL and Y-VOC Assessments

  • What Do Transition Service Providers Need to Know and Be Able to Do? Results of a National Survey of Training Needs and Preferences

Discussion and Research Agenda

  • Janet Walker, Nancy Koroloff, Eileen Brennan, Pauline Jivanjee, & Jennifer Blakeslee

    Pathways' State-of-the-Science Conference concluded with a discussion and debriefing session during which discussants and Pathways staff met to distill important themes from the Conference, and to outline a research agenda in several key areas. This document presents summaries of discussions and key elements of research agendas in each of these areas.

Appendices

  • Pathways State-of-the-Science Youth and Young Adult Track

  • Conference Participants