Research Studies on ESFT Effectiveness
An Archival Study of the Relationship Between Treatment Duration, Functioning, and Out-of-Home Placement for Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance in a State-Wide Intensive In-Home Family Treatment Program (2024)
Webinar by Pennsylvania Care Partnership:
Domestic Violence: Everyone Knows a Victim
This 90 minute live-streamed webinar was sponsored by Pennsylvania Care Partnership and recorded on July 16, 2024. Chelsea Falotico and Erick Thaxton of the Victims’ Intervention Program (VIP) of Wayne and Pike Counties describe the types and cyclic nature of domestic abuse, its effects on children, and the complex decisions victims of domestic abuse are forced to make daily. They also explore the overlap of domestic violence with other crimes and how perpetrators of abuse utilize various tactics of power and control to maintain their dominance. Guidance is provided on how to identify and help survivors.
Webinar by Pennsylvania Care Partnership:
Human Trafficking: It Could Be Happening in Your Back Yard
This 90 minute live-streamed webinar was sponsored by Pennsylvania Care Partnership and recorded on March 14, 2024. Chelsea Falotico and Erick Thaxton of the Victims’ Intervention Program (VIP) of Wayne and Pike Counties describe human trafficking in all its form and the mark it leaves on the victims. They identify how trafficking occurs, where trafficking occurs, and who is most at risk. The objective of the training is to help people in the community to be able to recognize the signs of trafficking and know how to help.
Ted Talk with Robert Waldinger:
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
Ted Talk with Paul Sunseri:
How families can support a child’s mental health
Using data from his clinical research on families and youth, Dr. Sunseri in this TEDx talk, describes why he views family therapy as the best solution to child and adolescent mental health care.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Main Line PA:
This resource page sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Main Line PA is a rich source of information on a range of frequently asked questions related to finding mental health services across the age and economic spectrum.
NAMI Main Line FAQ