Selected Children's Health Initiative Publications
Liu, SR, Grimes, KE, Creedon, TB, Pathak, PR, DiBona, LA, & Hagan, GN. Pediatric ACES assessment within a collaborative practice model: Implications for health equity. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2021
Grimes, K.E., Creedon, T., Webster, C., Coffey, S., Hagan, G.N., & Chow, C. (2018). Enhanced child psychiatry access and engagement via integrated care: A collaborative practice model with pediatrics. Psychiatric Services. Advance online publication. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201600228
Grimes K.E., McLean, J., & Allen, K. (2018). Center for Health Care Strategies Analysis of 2008 Data: Children in Medicaid: Patterns of psychotropic medication use, 2008 and 2005. Center for Health Care Strategies: Hamilton, NJ
Grimes, K. E. (2017). Lessons from ACEs: Pay now or pay (more) later. Academic Pediatrics, 17(7), S18–S19. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2016.12.013
Grimes, K., Webster, C., Coffey, S., & Hagan, G. (2017). Integrated care for children: a shared training model. Medical Education, 51(5), 553–553. doi:10.1111/medu.13308
Pires S., & Grimes K. (2013). Faces of Medicaid: Examining children's behavioral health service utilization and expenditures. Center for Health Care Strategies. Hamilton, NJ.
Grimes K.E., Schulz M.F., Cohen S.A., Mullin B.O., Lehar S.E., & Tien S. (2011). Pursuing cost-effectiveness in mental health service delivery for youth with complex needs. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 14(2), 73-86.
Adames, J. (interviewer) & Grimes, K.E. (interviewee). (2007). Family and Child Involvement and Retention in Youth Mental Health. Retrieved from 4 Researchers website: 4researchers.org/articles/1471.
Grimes K.E, Mullin B. O., & Nechasek S. (2007). Improving treatment access, engagement and effectiveness for SED youth. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics,10(1).
Grimes, K. E., & Mullin, B. O. (2007). MHSPY: Intentional integrated system of care associated with improved youth outcomes. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 34(3), 350–351. doi:10.1007/s11414-007-9058-2
Grimes, K.E., Kapunan, P.E., & Mullin, B.O. (2006). Children's health services in a "system of care": Patterns of mental health, primary and specialty use. Public Health Reports,121(3), 311-323. doi:10.1177/003335490612100315
Pires, S.A. & Grimes, K.E. (2006). Health care reform tracking project (HCRTP): Promising approaches for behavioral health services to children and adolescents and their families in managedcare systems — 8: Clinical decision making approaches for child/adolescent behavioral health care in public sector managed care systems. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health.
Fallon T., Pumariega A.J., Sowers, W., Klaehn, R., Huffine, C., Vaughan, T., …, & Grimes K.E. (2006). A level of care instrument for children's systems of care: Construction, reliability and validity. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15(2),140-152. doi: 10.1007/s10826-005-9012-y
Grimes K.E.& Mullin, B.O. (2006). MHSPY: A children's health initiative for maintaining at-risk youth in the community. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 33(2), 196-212. doi:10.1007/s11414-006-9013-7
Grimes, K.E., contributing author. (2005). Child and adolescent mental health policies and plans. World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization.
Adames, J., Grimes, K. E., & Frankman, K. (2005). You had me at "hello": Characteristics of culturally proficient initial engagement practices. In C. Newman, C. Liberton, K. Kutash, & R. M. Friedman (Eds.), The 18th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Tampa: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health.
Grimes, K.E. (2004). Systems of care in North America. In: Remschmidt, Belfer & Goodyer (Eds.), Facilitating pathways: Care, Treatment and Prevention in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (35-43). Berlin: Springer.
Grimes, K.E., contributing author. (2003). Caring for children and adolescents with mental disorders: setting WHO directions. World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization.
Grimes K.E.(2003). Collaboration with primary care: Sharing risks, goals, and outcomes in an integrated system of care. In: The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Systems of Care: The New Community Psychiatry (316-331). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Selected Children's Health Initiative Presentations
Grimes, K. E., Hagan, G. N., Rafla, M. S., DiBona, L. A., Button, T. K., & Parry, G. J. (2023, June 24-27). Can a Novel Delivery System Modify Patterns of Care for High-Need Youth? Presentation at the Academy Health 2023 Annual Research Meeting, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA.
Grimes, K. E., Young, J. B., Button, T. K., & Parry, G. J. (2023, October 23-28). Impact of the Collaborative Practice Model on Patterns of Psychotropic Medication Use. Presentation at AACAP's 70th Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Grimes Katherine. An Integrated Care Pilot: Pediatric Expense Outcomes for Collaborative Practice Model. Harvard Psychiatry Research Day. 2019
Grimes KE, Cook B. Making Health Care Affordable: Preserving Access and Improving Value. Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation. Boston, MA. 2013.
Grimes KE, Carson N, Rosenblum D. Using Measures in Clinical Practice, Administration and Training. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: AACAP/CACAP Joint Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. 2011.
Grimes KE. Better Care Pays for Itself: Coordination with Primary Care. Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Webinar. 2011.
Grimes KE. State-Level Responses to Changing Patterns of Prescribing Psychoactive Medication for Children: Policy, Economic and Practice Implications. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting. New York, NY. 2010.
Grimes KE, Medeiros L, Snyder K, Rucker K, Lehar S. Measuring Quality in Service Implementation: What Matters Most? New Horizons for Systems of Care: Effective Practice and Performance for Children and Youth with Mental Health Challenges and Their Families. Georgetown Training Institutes. Washington, DC. 2010. Click here to view the poster and here to view the handout.
Grimes KE. Real World Strategies for Population-based Effectiveness Measurement in Child Mental Health Delivery. Quality of Behavioral Health Care. Florida Mental Health Institute: Quality of Behavioral Health Care. Clearwater, FL. 2011
Grimes KE, Subberra J, Schulz M, Mullin B, Creeden M, Lehar, S. Effective Collaboration with Child Welfare: Building Partnerships on Behalf of Youth with Identified Mental Health Needs. Developing Local Systems of Care for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs and their Families: New Directions to Improve Outcomes. Georgetown Training Institutes. Nashville, TN. 2008. Click to view the poster and here to view the handout.
Grimes KE. MHSPY: Process and Promise. The Federation for Children With Special Needs: Visions of Community. Boston, MA. 2008.