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The HEADS‐ED under 6: Piloting a new communimetric mental health and developmental screening and triage tool for young children.
Polihronis C, Cloutier P, Kempe L, Schryer J, Cappelli M. Polihronis C, et al. Infant Ment Health J. 2024 Aug 10. doi: 10.1002/imhj.22131. Online ahead of print. Infant Ment Health J. 2024. PMID: 39126423 English.
We aimed to implement and evaluate a new communimetric MH and developmental screening tool for children under 6 (HEADS-ED Under 6) in a community MH agency in Ontario, Canada. Using a prospective cohort design, we explored how intake workers used the HEADS- …
We aimed to implement and evaluate a new communimetric MH and developmental screening tool for children under 6 (HEADS-ED Unde …
The HEADS-ED: Evaluating the Clinical Use of a Brief, Action-Oriented, Pediatric Mental Health Screening Tool.
Cappelli M, Zemek R, Polihronis C, Thibedeau NR, Kennedy A, Gray C, Jabbour M, Reid S, Cloutier P. Cappelli M, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Jan;36(1):9-15. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001180. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020. PMID: 28538605 Clinical Trial.
RESULTS: The HEADS-ED guided consultation to psychiatry/crisis, with 86% receiving a recommended consult. ...The HEADS-ED mean score was significantly higher for those who received a consult (M = 6.91) than those who did not (M = 4.70; P = 0.000). ...
RESULTS: The HEADS-ED guided consultation to psychiatry/crisis, with 86% receiving a recommended consult. ...The HEADS- …
Evaluating the HEADS-ED Screening Tool in a Hospital-Based Mental Health and Addictions Central Referral Intake System: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Clark SE, Cloutier P, Polihronis C, Cappelli M. Clark SE, et al. Hosp Pediatr. 2019 Feb;9(2):107-114. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2018-0112. Hosp Pediatr. 2019. PMID: 30692131 Clinical Trial.
METHODS: Intake workers used the HEADS-ED tool to guide the assessment processes, identified areas of MH need, and made decisions about next step in care. ...Significant mean differences were found on total HEADS-ED scores between treatment options (F( …
METHODS: Intake workers used the HEADS-ED tool to guide the assessment processes, identified areas of MH need, and made decisi …
The HEADS-ED: a rapid mental health screening tool for pediatric patients in the emergency department.
Cappelli M, Gray C, Zemek R, Cloutier P, Kennedy A, Glennie E, Doucet G, Lyons JS. Cappelli M, et al. Pediatrics. 2012 Aug;130(2):e321-7. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-3798. Epub 2012 Jul 23. Pediatrics. 2012. PMID: 22826567
Crisis intervention workers completed the HEADS-ED and the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths-Mental Health tool (CANS MH) and patients completed the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Interrater reliability was assessed by using a second HEADS-E …
Crisis intervention workers completed the HEADS-ED and the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths-Mental Health tool (CANS M …
HEADS-ED as a Predictor of Hospitalization in Children Seeking Emergency Department Care with Mental Health Concerns.
Byles H, Newton AS, Xie J, Winston K, Cappelli M, Thull-Freedman J, Freedman SB; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC). Byles H, et al. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Apr 21:102845. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.102845. Online ahead of print. Acad Pediatr. 2025. PMID: 40268051
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the HEADS-ED tool and hospitalization among children presenting with mental health concerns for emergency department (ED) care. ...Adolescents with higher HEADS-ED scores reported lower well-being....
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the HEADS-ED tool and hospitalization among children presenting with mental hea …
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing the HEADS-ED: A Rapid Screening Tool for Pediatric Patients in Emergency Departments.
MacWilliams K, Curran J, Racek J, Cloutier P, Cappelli M. MacWilliams K, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Dec;33(12):774-780. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000651. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017. PMID: 27248778
CONCLUSIONS: The HEADS-ED has the potential to address the need for better discharge planning, complete charting, and standardized assessments for the increasing population of pediatric mental health patients who present to EDs. This study has identified potential b …
CONCLUSIONS: The HEADS-ED has the potential to address the need for better discharge planning, complete charting, and standard …
A systematic review of management strategies for children's mental health care in the emergency department: update on evidence and recommendations for clinical practice and research.
Newton AS, Hartling L, Soleimani A, Kirkland S, Dyson MP, Cappelli M. Newton AS, et al. Emerg Med J. 2017 Jun;34(6):376-384. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2016-205939. Epub 2017 Jan 24. Emerg Med J. 2017. PMID: 28119350 Review.
One mental health assessment tool of promising quality, the home, education, activities and peers, drugs and alcohol, suicidality, emotions and behaviour, discharge resources (HEADS-ED), has had good accuracy in predicting admission to inpatient psychiatry. CONCLUSI …
One mental health assessment tool of promising quality, the home, education, activities and peers, drugs and alcohol, suicidality, emotions …
A Systematic Review of Instruments to Identify Mental Health and Substance Use Problems Among Children in the Emergency Department.
Newton AS, Soleimani A, Kirkland SW, Gokiert RJ. Newton AS, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 May;24(5):552-568. doi: 10.1111/acem.13162. Epub 2017 Mar 22. Acad Emerg Med. 2017. PMID: 28145070 Free article. Review.
Seven studies examine diagnostic performance of an instrument, but no study has a low risk of bias for all QUADAS-2 domains. The HEADS-ED instrument has good inter-rater reliability (r = 0.785) for identifying general mental health problems and modest evidence for r …
Seven studies examine diagnostic performance of an instrument, but no study has a low risk of bias for all QUADAS-2 domains. The HEADS …
Use of quality improvement methods to enhance implementation of a mental health care bundle in a pediatric emergency department.
Lightbody T, Thull-Freedman J, Freedman SB, Wright B, Finseth N, Coulombe A, Morrissette M, DeGuerre A, McConnell S, Bozocea K, Groves-Johnston S, Woods J, Newton A. Lightbody T, et al. CJEM. 2023 Apr;25(4):326-334. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00476-4. Epub 2023 Mar 25. CJEM. 2023. PMID: 36964857 Free PMC article.
METHODS: The bundle included the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions to standardize risk assessment at triage, the HEADS-ED (Home, Education, Activities/Peers, Drug/Alcohol, Suicidality, Emotions/Behavior, Discharge Resources) tool for brief, scored mental health assess …
METHODS: The bundle included the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions to standardize risk assessment at triage, the HEADS-ED (Home, …
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