CASRC Research Spotlight 

Check out these recent works from CASRC investigators and staff!

Last Updated 7/8/2025.

Paper Spotlight

• Benjamin, L. R., Stahmer, A. C., Lau, A., & Brookman-Frazee, L. (2025). Caregiver concerns for autistic children differ between publicly funded educational and mental health settings: Findings from a community implementation-effectiveness trial. Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 13623613251337536. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613251337536
  • Abstract: This study sought to characterize caregiver concerns for autistic children receiving care in two public service systems—schools and mental health programs—and to identify child and family characteristics associated with these concerns. Caregivers of 353 school-age autistic children in mental health services (n = 192) or schools (n = 161) named, in their own words, the top three concerns for their child. A modified version of Weisz et al.’s Top Problem coding system was developed to expand beyond the original codes, capturing child emotional and behavioral problems, autism features, and adaptive behaviors. Most caregivers (61.8%) identified externalizing behaviors like aggression, as well as social differences (36.3%) and attention difficulties (35.4%) as top problems. Caregivers also mentioned autism-specific concerns related to social responsiveness (54.7%). Participant characteristics, including child age and caregiver race/ethnicity, were associated with concerns. Controlling for child age and caregiver ethnicity, concerns differed by setting; caregivers in mental health (vs. school) settings named more externalizing behaviors, while those in school settings named more restricted repetitive behaviors and social differences. Findings highlight the need to implement setting-specific interventions individualized to caregivers’ priorities and to ensure opportunities for cross-system coordination.

Poster Spotlight

• Conradi, L., Milewski, P., & Fettes, D. (2025). Longitudinal perspectives of youth with eary childhood trauma: In their words
• Edwards, H., Bevens W., Brookman-Frazee, L., & Stadnick, N. (2025). Challenges and Opportunities to Facilitate Team Effectiveness in Pediatric Depression Screening.
• Milewski, P., Conradi, L., Sklar, M., & Fettes, D. (2025). Perceptions of mental health assessment and service linkage in child welfare: Why kids aren't getting the services they need

Past Research Spotlight

Paper

• Sklar, M., Brubaker, A., Conradi, L., Sadler, E., & Stadnick, N. A. (2025). Opportunities for authentic co-production in integrated care implementation. SSM - Health Systems, 4, 100074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100074

  • Abstract: This Short Communication proposes opportunities for authentic co-production in integrated care implementation. While there are targeted efforts to implement integrated care across healthcare systems, the extent to which these efforts have prioritized co-production is unknown. Opportunities for authentic integrated care implementation co-production are anchored to five core principles for implementation collaborations: (1) equity in relationship building, (2) reflexivity, (3) reciprocity and mutuality, (4) transformative and personalized, and (5) collaborative relationship structures or procedures.

Poster

• Brubaker, A., Sklar, M., Shattuck, D., Sebastian, R., & Willging, C. (2025). Addressing LGBTQ+ Adolescent Healthy Equity in School-Based Heath Centers: Staff Readiness and Student Perception of Care