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Bethell CD, Gombojav N, Whitaker RC. Family Resilience And Connection Promote Flourishing Among US Children, Even Amid Adversity. Health Aff. 2019;38(5):729-737.
Bethell C, Jones J, Gombojav N, Linkenbach J, Sege R. Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental and Relational Health in a Statewide Sample: Associations Across Adverse Childhood Experiences Levels. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(11):e193007.
The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, in partnership with the Children's Hospital Association, the Center for the Study of Social Policy, and Prevent Child Abuse America. Published 2016.
Edited by Solloway MR, Bethell CD, Srivastav, A, Simpson, LA. Child Well-Being and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the US. Academic Pediatrics. 2017;17(7):S1-S158.
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Bergman D, Bethell C, Gombojav N, Hassink S, Stange KC. Physical Distancing with Social Connectedness. Ann Fam Med. 2020;18(3):272-277. doi:10.1370/afm.2538
A Roadmap to Behavioral Health: A Guide to Using Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services. Prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. August 2019.
Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI). Report of the Social Determinants of Health Technical Working Group, Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network (MCHMRN). https://action.cahmi.org/docs/default-source/mch-mrn/sdoh_twg_consensus_mch-mrn_designv2_072618.pdf?sfvrsn=9dc95b17_2. Published August 2018.
Bethell, CD, Davis, MB, Gombojav, N, Stumbo, S, Powers, K. Issue Brief: A National and Across-State Profile on Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Children and Possibilities to Heal and Thrive. Prepared by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. October 2017.
Bethell, CD, Davis, MB, Gombojav, N, Stumbo, S, Powers, K. Issue Brief: Adverse Childhood Experiences Among US Children. Prepared by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. October 2017.
Moore KA, Bethell C, Murphey D, Martin MC, Beltz M. Flourishing From the Start: What Is It and How Can It Be Measured? Child Trends. https://www.childtrends.org/publications/flourishing-start-can-measured. Published March 2017.
Bethell CD, Carle A, Hudziak J, et al. Methods to Assess Adverse Childhood Experiences of Children and Families: Toward Approaches to Promote Child Well-being in Policy and Practice. Acad Pediatr. 2017;17(7S):S51-S69. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2017.04.161
Bethell CD, Solloway MR, Guinosso S, et al. Prioritizing Possibilities for Child and Family Health: An Agenda to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Foster the Social and Emotional Roots of Well-being in Pediatrics. Acad Pediatr. 2017;17(7S):S36-S50. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2017.06.002
Sege, R, Bethell, C, Linkenbach, J, Jones, J, Klika, B & Pecora, PJ. Balancing adverse childhood experiences with HOPE: New insights into the role of positive experience on child and family development. Boston: The Medical Foundation. www.cssp.org. Published 2017.
Bethell C, Gombojav N, Solloway M, Wissow L. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience and Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Common Denominator Issues for Children with Emotional, Mental, or Behavioral Problems. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016;25(2):139-156. doi:10.1016/j.chc.2015.12.001
Bethell CD, Garner AS, Gombojav N, Blackwell C, Heller L, Mendelson T. Social and Relational Health Risks and Common Mental Health Problems Among US Children: The Mitigating Role of Family Resilience and Connection to Promote Positive Socioemotional and School Related Outcomes. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2022 Jan;31(1):45-70.
Ghandour, R.M., Moore, K.A., Murphy, K. et al. School Readiness among U.S. Children: Development of a Pilot Measure. Child Ind Res 12, 1389–1411 (2019).
Bethell CD, Gombojav N, Whitaker RC. Family Resilience And Connection Promote Flourishing Among US Children, Even Amid Adversity. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019;38(5):729-737.
Bethell CD, Newacheck P, Hawes E, Halfon N. Adverse childhood experiences: assessing the impact on health and school engagement and the mitigating role of resilience. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014;33(12):2106-2115.
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Paschall K, Moore KA, Pina G, Anderson S, Child Trends. Comparing the National Outcome Measure of Healthy and Ready to Learn with Other Well-Being and School Readiness Measures. Child Trends; 2020. Accessed April 29, 2021. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=eric&AN=ED607106&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Moore KA, Bethell C, Murphey D, Martin MC, Beltz M. Flourishing From the Start: What Is It and How Can It Be Measured? Child Trends. https://www.childtrends.org/publications/flourishing-start-can-measured. Published March 2017.
The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative: 4 Essential Facts about Lifelong Health, School Success and Adverse Childhood Experiences among California’s Children. www.cahmi.org. Published April 2, 2014.
Bethell C, Forrest CB, Stumbo S, Gombojav N, Carle A, Irwin CE. Factors Promoting or Potentially Impeding School Success: Disparities and State Variations for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Matern Child Health J. 2012;16 Suppl 1:S35-S43.
Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. Recommendations Roadmap for California Proposition 64 Expenditures: Advancing Healing-Centered and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Promote Individual, Family, and Community Resilience. In collaboration with a statewide advisory committee coordinated with the California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity (4CA). Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD. 2019.
Bethell, CD, Davis, MB, Gombojav, N, Stumbo, S, Powers, K. Issue Brief: A National and Across-State Profile on Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Children and Possibilities to Heal and Thrive. Prepared by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. October 2017.
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Bethell CD, Gombojav N, Whitaker RC. Family Resilience And Connection Promote Flourishing Among US Children, Even Amid Adversity. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019;38(5):729-737. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05425
Bruner C, Johnson K, Bethell, CD. Resource Brief: Risk Stratification for Children in Medicaid: Achieving the Potential of Prevention. Prepared by the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative and InCK Marks. April 2019.
Bethell CD, Solloway MR, Guinosso S, et al. Prioritizing Possibilities for Child and Family Health: An Agenda to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Foster the Social and Emotional Roots of Well-being in Pediatrics. Acad Pediatr. 2017;17(7S):S36-S50. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2017.06.002
Bethell CD, Giloth B, Trocchio J, Madura K, Arnold J, McFetridge C. Community Health Assessment: A Process for Positive Change. Prepared by the Voluntary Hospitals of America. 1993.
Bethell CD, Carpenter D, McFetridge C. Community Partnerships: Taking Charge of Change Through Partnerships. Prepared by the Voluntary Hospitals of America. 1993.
Bethell, Christina D. Voluntary Standards: A Framework for Meeting Community Needs. Prepared by the Voluntary Hospitals of America. 1992.