The Project to Learn about Youth (PLAY) project was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the University of South Carolina’s Disability Research and Dissemination Center.
Project Goals
The project was being conducted at four sites across the country and aimed to identify the rates of social, emotional and behavioral problems in youth ages 5 -17. The OHIO CIRS team collected data on mental health service use and barriers to care among those seeking services for at-risk youth.
Collaborators
We are grateful for our collaboration with school professionals and families in the Lancaster City School District to conduct the project.
Findings from the project are presented in the following articles:
- Cree, R.A., Bitsko, R.H., Danielson, M.L., Wanga, V., Holbrook, J., Flory, K., Kubicek, L.F., Evans, S.W., Owens, J.S., and Cuffe, S.P. (2023). Surveillance of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children in the United States: Validity and Reliability of Parent Report of Provider Diagnosis. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(2) 111-123.
- Danielson, M. L., Bitsko, R. H., Holbrook, J. R., Charania, S. N., Claussen, A. H., McKeown, R. E., Cuffe, S. P., Owens, J. S., Evans, S. W., Kubicek, L,. * Flory, K. (2021). Community-based prevalence of externalizing and internalizing disorders among school-aged children and adolescents in four geographically dispersed school districts in the United States. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 52, 500-514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01027-z
- Danielson M. L., Kassab*, H. D., Lee* M., Owens, J. S., Evans, S.W., Lipton C., Charania S., Young, H. E, Kubicek L., Flory K., Cuffe, S. P. (2023). The Utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Predicting Mental Disorders in the Project to Learn About Youth-Mental Health. Psychology In the Schools
- Smith, J. N., Owens, J. S., Evans, S. W., Bitsko, R. H., & Holbrook, J. R. (2023). A Population-Based Study of the Utility of Screening for Tics and the Relative Contribution of Tics and Psychiatric Comorbidity to Academic and Social Impairment in Adolescents. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.