Implementing Evidence Based Practices for Children’s Mental Health: A Case Study in Implementing Modular Treatments in Community Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Cheron ◽  
Angela A. W. Chiu ◽  
Cameo F. Stanick ◽  
H. Gemma Stern ◽  
Aberdine R. Donaldson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Practices

I Know God’s Got a Day 4 Me

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desmond U. Patton ◽  
Ninive Sanchez ◽  
Dale Fitch ◽  
Jamie Macbeth ◽  
Patrick Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Gang Member ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Mental Health Practice ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Data Source

Trauma-based interventions are common in mental health practice, and yet there is a gap in services because social media has created new ways of managing trauma. Practitioners identify treatments for traumatic experiences and are trained to implement evidence-based practices, but there is limited research that uses social media as a data source. We use a case study to explore over 400 Twitter communications of a gang member in Chicago’s Southside, Gakirah Barnes, who mourned the death of her friend on Twitter. We further explore how, following her own death, members of her Twitter network mourn her. We describe expressions of trauma that are difficult to uncover in traditional trauma-based services. We discuss practice and research implications regarding using Twitter to address trauma among gang-involved youth.

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