Assistance with Depression and Psychotherapy for Adolescents

ADAPT-A Research Group

Eliminating Inequities in Teen depression

We work with communities and healthcare organizations to develop strategies that will tackle inequities in teen depression.

Community-Engaged

We work with people in the community during research to make sure we create effective and long-lasting strategies.

Implementation-Focused

We use methods from implementation science to make sure more teens can get mental health treatments that are proven to work.

research-Based

We use different ways to understand what people need when working on plans to help teenagers with mental health. We look at numbers as well as personal experiences and opinions of those involved.

Strengths-focused

We work together with teens, their families, and their communities to create plans that use everyone's strengths.

Our Projects

We are partnering with local groups and healthcare providers to tackle problems with teen depression.

Teen and Family Strategies to Link Latino Teens to Depression tReatment

We are working with teens and families to co-develop and test strategies to increase the use of psychotherapy among Latino teens with depression.

Healthcare Team Strategies To promote Depression treatment in Latino teens

We are developing and testing strategies to equip healthcare teams to meet the needs of Latino teens with depression.

Our Team

We are a group of bilingual researchers who have been conducting mental health equity research with Latino youth since 2014.

Allison is an Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Nursing and has been researching Latino mental health since 2012.
Allison Stafford
Norma is a Clinical Research Coordinator at Duke University School of Nursing.
Norma Garcia Ortiz
Ivana is a Medical Student at Duke University School of Medicine.
Ivana Premasinghe
Carmen is a Medical Student at Duke University School of Medicine.
Carmen Rauh

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