Resources – CAPPS

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North American Programs for Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Risk Syndrome

UCLA CAPPS is a partner program in a research collaboration in service of High Risk or Prodromal Youth. The NAPLS-3 screening & monitoring study was funded under the collaborative UO1 mechanism of NIMH and is a collaboration among UCLA CAPPS, Calgary, UCSD, UNC, UCSF, Yale, Harvard, Emory and Zucker Hillside Hospital high risk programs.
Yale Prime Clinic http://primeclinic.yale.edu/
Emory Mental Health and Development Program https://emorymentalhealth.wordpress.com/
Zucker Hillside Hospital in New York’s Recognition and Prevention Program (RAP) http://www.rapprogram.org/
UNC Prime http://www.med.unc.edu/psych/cecmh/oasis/research/current-studies/prime
Harvard CEDAR http://cedarclinic.org
Calgary http://jeanaddington.com/napls.php
UCSD CARE http://ucsdcareprogram.com/
UCSF http://napls.ucsf.edu/
UCLA CAPPS – Additional information about CAPPS Program Director Carrie Bearden, Ph.D.:

The Early Psychosis Intervention Program Directory
http://www.easacommunity.org/shop/wpimages/early-psychosis-intervention-directory-version-3.p

The Adolescent Brain-Behavior Research Center (ABBRC)

The ABBRC serves 12-21 year olds with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or bipolar disorder (ABBRC flyer below).
https://karlsgodtlab.psych.ucla.edu/abbrc

Selected CAPPS & NAPLS Study Findings

Presentation of findings from a high risk study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
https://www.rwjf.org/
Family-Focused Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk for Psychosis: Results of a Randomized Trial
http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(14)00340-2/abstract
Towards a Psychosis Risk Blood Diagnostic for Persons Experiencing High-Risk Symptoms: Preliminary Results From the NAPLS Project
https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/14065477
Stress exposure and sensitivity in the clinical high-risk syndrome: Initial findings from the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Study (NAPLS)
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(14)00483-6/abstract
Comorbid diagnoses for youth at clinical high risk of psychosis
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(17)30183-4/abstract
Depression and clinical high-risk states: Baseline presentation of depressed vs. non-depressed participants in the NAPLS-2 cohort
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(17)30307-9/abstract
Sexual dimorphisms and prediction of conversion in the NAPLS psychosis prodrome
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(12)00678-0/fulltext
Relation of antipsychotic and antidepressant medication with baseline symptoms and symptom progression: A naturalistic study of the North American Prodrome Longitudinal Sample
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(09)00374-0/fulltext
Social cognition over time in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: Findings from the NAPLS-2 cohort
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(16)30020-2/fulltext
Severity of thought disorder predicts psychosis in persons at clinical high-risk
http://www.schres-journal.com/article/S0920-9964(15)00478-8/fulltext
Omega-3 Fish Oil Clinical Trial
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01429454?term=omega-3+prodromal&rank=1
For more information about NAPLS research, see our ‘Opportunities‘ tab.

UCLA Child & Teen Clinics

UCLA Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program (CHAMP)
Provides evaulation for youth 7-17 years with bipolar and other mood disorders. Offers family therapy and medication management. Some individual and group therapies and parent support groups are available for those who qualify through CHAMP research clinic.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/champ
UCLA Youth Stress and Mood (YSAM)
Provides treatment for depression and suicide prevention in youth (ages 7-18)
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/youth-stress
UCLA S.A.F.E.T.Y. Program
This YSM program works with adolescents who have presented to the emergency room with a suicide attempt. This three-month program provides individual/family therapy and case management.
https://www.semel.ucla.edu/ysam/research/project/safety-program
UCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)
Provides evidence-based group social skills interventions for youth (preschoolers to young adults)
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/peers/

UCLA Adult Clinics

UCLA Aftercare Research Program
Provides intensive, evidence-based outpatient treatment to individuals 18 to 45 who have had a recent first episode of psychosis (i.e., within 2 years of illness onset). Treatment includes individual case management, group therapy, intensive support in returning to work and/or school, and antipsychotic medication.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/aftercare
UCLA Thoughts Disorders Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Provides intensive, evidence-based outpatient treatment, including case management, groups, brief individual or family treatment, and psychiatry for adults 18+ with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and other thought disorders.
https://www.uclahealth.org/resnick/thought-disorders-iop-1077
UCLA Schizophrenia Clinic
Provides outpatient treatment for adults 18+ with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and other thought disorders.
https://www.semel.ucla.edu/clinic/schizophrenia
UCLA Mood Disorders Clinic
Treats adults with bipolar disorder, major depression, schizoaffective disorder, dysthymic disorder, and minor depression.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/mood/service/mood-disorders-clinic
UCLA Anxiety Disorders Program (ADP)
Treats adults with anxiety and related disorders. A team of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers will help you understand what triggers your anxiety, the feelings and thoughts that sustain it and the coping behaviors you engage in to avoid it. Medication management available. ADP also runs clinical trials exploring novel interventions.
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/adc
UCLA Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)
Provides evidence-based group social skills and relationship support for young adults
http://www2.semel.ucla.edu/peers/

Mental Health Non-profits, Programs & Agencies

AMAE HEALTH
www.amaehealth.com
Browse the AMAE HEALTH brochure
CAST Centers: Treatment For Mental Health & Addiction
www.castcenters.com
ONE MIND
This non-profit’s mission is to radically accelerate cures for brain illnesses and injuries by funding and fostering paradigm-shifting scientific research collaborations and initiatives. Dr. Bearden serves on their Scientific Advisory Board.
www.onemind.org
Annual Staglin/ONEMIND Music Festival for Brain Health
One of America’s most important fund-raising events for research on brain disorders.
http://www.music-festival.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
www.nami.org
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov
Mental Health Research Association (NARSAD)
www.narsad.org
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
www.bpkids.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
www.samhsa.gov
PIER Training Institute
Offers information and comprehensive certification programs on the PIER Model, an early intervention program for young people at risk for a severe mental illness, and Family Psychoeducation, a method for training families to work together with a mental health professional as part of a treatment plan.
www.piertraining.com/pier-model
PEPPNET National Steering Committee on High Risk Youth
A collaboration of clinicians, educators, policy leaders, government agencies and researchers who are leading community implementation efforts for early psychosis and psychosis risk programs. Through regular meetings, multiple subgroups, a national listserve and website, PEPPNET supports the development and dissemination of evidence-based best practices and evaluation standards.
https://med.stanford.edu/peppnet.html

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