Parenting Stress mHealth

The Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale is an 8-item self-report of mindful parenting, including four sub-scales reflecting present-centered emotional awareness in parenting, present-centered attention in parenting, non-reactivity/low reactivity in parenting, and non-judgmental acceptance in parenting that will be used to measure mindful parenting as a construct. Each item is rated on a 1 to 5 scale and items are summed to create sub-scale scores (possible range=8 to 40); higher scores indicate greater mindful parenting.

The Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale is an 8-item self-report of mindful parenting, including four sub-scales reflecting present-centered emotional awareness in parenting, present-centered attention in parenting, non-reactivity/low reactivity in parenting, and non-judgmental acceptance in parenting that will be used to measure mindful parenting as a construct. Each item is rated on a 1 to 5 scale and items are summed to create sub-scale scores (possible range=8 to 40); higher scores indicate greater mindful parenting.

The Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents (SIPA) is a 90-item self-report measure of parenting stress. Items are rated on a 1 to 5 scale and summed to create sub-scale scores; higher scores reflect greater parenting stress.

The Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents (SIPA) is a 90-item self-report measure of parenting stress. Items are rated on a 1 to 5 scale and summed to create sub-scale scores (possible range=90 to 450); higher scores reflect greater parenting stress.

Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (PSES) is a 20-item assessment of caregivers' perceived parenting ability across 3 dimensions: parental connection, behavioral influence, and psychological autonomy and used to measure parenting self-efficacy. Items are rated on a scale from 0 to 10 (possible range=0 to 200) with higher scores reflecting greater parenting self-efficacy.

Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (PSES) is a 20-item assessment of caregivers' perceived parenting ability across 3 dimensions: parental connection, behavioral influence, and psychological autonomy and used to measure parenting self-efficacy. Items are rated on a scale from 0 to 10 (possible range=0 to 200) with higher scores reflecting greater parenting self-efficacy.

The Child and Adolescent Services Assessment (CASA) is a parent-report instrument designed to assess the use of behavioral health services by children ages 8 years to 17 years. The CASA includes 31 settings covering inpatient, outpatient, and informal services provided by a variety of child-serving providers and sectors. This instrument collects information on whether a service was ever used, as well as more detailed information (length of stay/number of visits, focus of treatment) on services used in the recent past. Select items from the CASA will assess 16 barriers to youths' services use (e.g., language, transportation, cost, stigma). Caregivers will report whether each barrier was a concern during the 3 months prior to the youths' detention or for follow-ups, in the 3 months since the last assessment (6 months post baseline).

The Child and Adolescent Services Assessment (CASA) is a parent-report instrument designed to assess the use of behavioral health services by children ages 8 years to 17 years. The CASA includes 31 settings covering inpatient, outpatient, and informal services provided by a variety of child-serving providers and sectors. This instrument collects information on whether a service was ever used, as well as more detailed information (length of stay/number of visits, focus of treatment) on services used in the recent past. Select items from the CASA will assess 16 barriers to youths' services use (e.g., language, transportation, cost, stigma). Caregivers will report whether each barrier was a concern during the 3 months prior to the youths' detention or for follow-ups, in the 3 months since the last assessment (6 months post baseline).

Motivation for Youth's Treatment Scale (MYTS) is an 8-item measure of intrinsic motivation for youth treatment and assesses a youth and caregiver's problem recognition and treatment readiness. Responses are rated on a 1 to 5 scale and are summed to yield two sub-scale scores (problem recognition: possible range=3 to 15; treatment readiness: possible range=5 to 25). Higher scores reflect higher motivation.

Motivation for Youth's Treatment Scale (MYTS) is an 8-item measure of intrinsic motivation for youth treatment and assesses a youth and caregiver's problem recognition and treatment readiness. Responses are rated on a 1 to 5 scale and are summed to yield two sub-scale scores (problem recognition: possible range=3 to 15; treatment readiness: possible range=5 to 25). Higher scores reflect higher motivation.

Caregiver report on whether youth initiated substance use, mental health, dual diagnosis, or family based treatment in the community (i.e., scheduled appointment, attended first appointment), treatment retention (i.e., number of sessions attended) is collected to measure youth treatment engagement. Caregiver report will also provide information on whether the youth complied with treatment mandated by the juvenile court (e.g., probation requirement).

Caregiver report on whether youth initiated substance use, mental health, dual diagnosis, or family based treatment in the community (i.e., scheduled appointment, attended first appointment), treatment retention (i.e., number of sessions attended) is collected to measure youth treatment engagement. Caregiver report will also provide information on whether the youth complied with treatment mandated by the juvenile court (e.g., probation requirement).

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Cross Cutting Symptom Inventory is a 23-item self-report assessment of psychiatric symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, mania, psychosis) and substance use during the past 2 weeks; 1 item regarding suicidal ideation was removed. Items are rated on a scale from 0 to 4 (possible range=0 to 88). Higher scores reflect greater symptom severity.

DSM-5 Cross Cutting Symptom Inventory is a 23-item self-report assessment of psychiatric symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, mania, psychosis) and substance use during the past 2 weeks; 1 item regarding suicidal ideation was removed. Items are rated on a scale from 0 to 4 (possible range=0 to 88). Higher scores reflect greater symptom severity.

Completed by the intervention condition only, the mHealth App Usability Questionnaire for Standalone mHealth Apps is a 21-item self-report assessment of the acceptability (i.e., ease of use, interface and satisfaction, usefulness) of the mHealth application. Items are rated on a scale from 1 to 4 (possible range=21 to 84). Higher scores reflect greater acceptability of the mobile health app intervention.

These interviews will assess caregivers' perception of their relationship with their youth during their study involvement, as well as their feedback about whichever condition they were randomly assigned to, either the RAISE app or brochure.

Youth will be eligible to participate in a one-time qualitative interview if they have been released into the community while the study is being conducted. Youth interviews will assess their perceptions of support received from their caregiver, their caregiver's stress, and the role of their caregiver in facilitating connection to services.