Commentary on the Revision of SAMHSA's National Outcome Measures (NOMs) for Discretionary Programs.

Data collection is an integral part of government agencies like the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), for reporting program outcomes and accountability. SAMHSA-funded community behavioral health programs have been evaluated by the National Outcome Measures (NOMs) since 2007. NOMs collects data on important aspects of client health including but not limited to mental health symptoms, functioning, and social connectedness through interviews with clients.

"Don't Promise Something You can't Deliver:" Caregivers' Advice for Improving Services to Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism.

Approximately 50,000 youths with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) exit U.S. high schools yearly to enter adult systems of care, many of whom remain dependent on family for day-to-day care and service system navigation.

Barriers to service and unmet need among autistic adolescents and young adults.

Prior studies have described the roadblocks, or barriers, to needed services experienced by families with young autistic children, but less research has focused on those faced by autistic adolescents and young adults. In this study, we wished to understand the barriers to service experienced by autistic adolescents and young adults and their families. We surveyed 174 caregivers of autistic youth between 16 to 30 years old.

Service Use Among Transition-Age Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

This study explored predictors of service use among 174 transition-age youth (age 16-30) with an Autism Spectrum Disorder using Andersen's (J Health Soc Behav 36(1):1-10, 1995) healthcare utilization model. Family caregivers were interviewed about past 6-month use of 15 services. On average, youth used 6.

Factor Structure of the Urban Hassles Index.

Objective: This study examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Urban Hassles Index (UHI).

Methods: Exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were conducted via Principal Axis Factoring extraction method. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate the fit of the EFA-derived model using the weighted least squares estimator with mean and variance adjustments.