Erica Marie Szkody

What Moves Parents to Recommend Digital Mental Health Tools for Youth? Behavioral Insights and Implications

ABSTRACT In this study we aimed to examine behavioral determinants influencing parents' willingness to recommend digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) to their youth, guided by the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation–Behavior (COM‐B) model. We conducted semi‐structured inte...

Structural stigma and LGBTQ+ youth mental health in the United States

Structural stigma, or systemic barriers to equity for minoritized populations, has been shown to have negative consequences on LGBTQ+ youth’s mental health. Most research has focused on stigma at the national or state level, limiting understanding of how local institutions and en...

LGBTQ+ Youth Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Support in Schools

Abstract LGBTQ+ youth continue to report significant challenges to their wellbeing in schools (e.g., bullying, lack of representation in staff and curricula, and discrimination). The current study employed a large, diverse sample of LGBTQ+ youth to explore the types of support th...