Improving alcohol and substance use screening in school-age children: translation, adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the CRAFFT tool for Lumasaaba, Uganda.

Background: Children at risk of substance use disorders (SUD) should be detected using brief structured tools for early intervention. This study sought to translate and adapt the Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Family/Friends, Trouble (CRAFFT) tool to determine its diagnostic accuracy, and the optimum cut-point to identify substance use disorders (SUD) risk in Ugandan children aged 6 to 13 years.

Methods: This was a sequential mixed-methods study conducted in two phases.

Success Factors of an Early EHR System for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Lessons Learned for Future Practice Data-Driven Decision Aids.

This paper recounts the successful BUPdata, a discontinued electronic health record (EHR) system for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Norway. It was developed and owned by the national association for CAMHS and fulfilled needs for collaborative care, practice insight, and service management. It aimed to unify the requirements of government, administration, clinicians, patients, and researchers alike, with the goal of providing uniform quality of care nationally.

Attitudes of Mental Health Service Users Toward Storage and Use of Electronic Health Records.

Objective: Electronic health records (EHRs) are used for both clinical practice and research. Because mental health service users' views are underrepresented in perspectives on EHR use, the authors examined service users' awareness, attitudes, and opinions about EHR data storage and sharing.

Methods: A mixed-methods, cross-sectional design was used to examine attitudes of 253 Norwegian mental health service users who were recruited online to complete a quantitative and qualitative (free-text) survey about EHR utilization.

Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT C-AUD): a mixed-methods research protocol.

Background: Following a finding of alcohol use among children aged 5-8 years old in Mbale, Uganda, this project investigates the magnitude of alcohol and substance use among children ged 6-13 years old and related household, community, school, health system and clinical factors.

Methods: The project includes four larger work packages (WPs). WP1 comprises management, WP2 and 3 include the scientific components and WP4 includes integration of results, dissemination, policy and implementation advice.

Local, Early, and Precise: Designing a Clinical Decision Support System for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Mental health disorders often develop during childhood and adolescence, causing long term and debilitating impacts at individual and societal levels. Local, early, and precise assessment and evidence-based treatment are key to achieve positive mental health outcomes and to avoid long-term care. Technological advancements, such as computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSSs), can support practitioners in providing evidence-based care.

Testing an individualized digital decision assist system for the diagnosis and management of mental and behavior disorders in children and adolescents.

Background: Nearly half of all mental health disorders develop prior to the age of 15. Early assessments, diagnosis, and treatment are critical to shortening single episodes of care, reducing possible comorbidity and long-term disability. In Norway, approximately 20% of all children and adolescents are experiencing mental health problems.