Brief, Transdiagnostic Care to Support Academic Learning in Adolescents with Emotional Disorder Symptoms (UP-PEACE)
Project Description:
The project involves developing and testing the feasibility of a modified version of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents (UP-A), an evidence-based intervention for anxiety and depression in adolescents via telehealth. The intervention will be an indicated prevention program targeting emotion regulation, which the researchers hypothesize will result in the reduction of clinical symptoms and improved academic achievement. The goal of this mixed methods evaluation project is to iteratively collect and integrate qualitative and quantitative data to develop UP-PEACE as a program that is easily implemented via telehealth, is scalable and sustainable in high schools with racially- and culturally-diverse youth being served in school-located healthcare settings. The project consists of three phases (Pre-Case Series Focus Groups; Case Series; Randomized Controlled Trial). Adolescent participants will be recruited from three public high schools in Miami-Dade County affiliated with the University of Miami's John T. MacDonald School Health Initiative. The team will recruit a total of 181 participants (92 adults and 89 adolescents) during the proposed study. Qualitative, quantitative and cost outcomes will be used to inform a fully-powered, randomized, effectiveness trial of the UP-PEACE program in school health settings.
PI: Jill Ehrenreich-May
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public, Not Applicable
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community, Reservation, Rural/Remote, Urban, Territory
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
