Jill L Kaar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5416425 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jill L Kaar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jill L |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaar |
| SIGNATURE | KAAR J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Denver |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9487-7476 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effects of a Universal, School‐Based Mental Health Literacy Program to Improve Resilience and Self‐Efficacy Among 5–6th Grade Students From Three, Title 1 School in Rural Alabama
Advocates 4 ALL Youth (ALLY) is a universal, 6‐week mental health literacy program, implemented in schools during the school day by community volunteers. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of the ALLY program on youth who endorsed negative affect (i.e., self‐reported symptoms of both depression and anxiety). Using a randomized controlled trial design, 5–6th grade students (11–13 years) attending three rural elementary schools in …
Supporting Youth Mental Health Through a Health Coaching Intervention with a Mindfulness Component
A Universal Program to Improve Mental Health among Youth from Low-Income Predominantly Minority Communities
A call to create evidence-based mental health promotion interventions for youth that are equitable across ethnic/racial subgroups
Background: Adolescents from historically racial and ethnic minoritized and low-income communities have higher rates of early-life and chronic difficulties with anxiety and depression compared to non-Hispanic White youth. With mental health distress exacerbated during and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need for accessible, equitable evidence-based programs that promote psychological well-being, strengthen one's ability to adapt …
School-based interventions to improve sleep duration
Universal, School-Based Mental Health Program Implemented Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Youth Yields Equitable Outcomes
Although suicide is a leading cause of mortality among racial and ethnic minority youth, limited data exists regarding the impact of school-based mental health interventions on these populations, specifically. A single-arm pragmatic trial design was utilized to evaluate the equity of outcomes of the universal, school-based mental health coaching intervention, Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. All sixth-grade students at an urban middle school…
Longitudinal assessment of anxiety and depression symptoms in U.S. adolescents across six months of the coronavirus pandemic
Adolescent mental health screening and treatment should be a priority as the pandemic continues to impact the lives of youth
The relationship between maternal prenatal and postnatal vegetable intake and repeated measures of infant vegetable intake frequency in a national U.S. sample
Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores
Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
BACKGROUND: Poor lifestyle behaviors are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Added sugars contribute to a diet that is energy dense but nutrient poor and increase risk of developing obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity-related cancers, and dental caries. METHODS AND RESULTS: For this American Heart Association scientific statement, the writing group reviewed and graded the current scientific evidence for studies exa…
Universal, School-Based Mental Health Program Implemented Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Youth Yields Equitable Outcomes
Although suicide is a leading cause of mortality among racial and ethnic minority youth, limited data exists regarding the impact of school-based mental health interventions on these populations, specifically. A single-arm pragmatic trial design was utilized to evaluate the equity of outcomes of the universal, school-based mental health coaching intervention, Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. All sixth-grade students at an urban middle school…
Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores
Added Sugars and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children
BACKGROUND: Poor lifestyle behaviors are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Added sugars contribute to a diet that is energy dense but nutrient poor and increase risk of developing obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity-related cancers, and dental caries. METHODS AND RESULTS: For this American Heart Association scientific statement, the writing group reviewed and graded the current scientific evidence for studies exa…
Pathways between maternal depression, the family environment, and child BMI z scores
Longitudinal assessment of anxiety and depression symptoms in U.S. adolescents across six months of the coronavirus pandemic
Adolescent mental health screening and treatment should be a priority as the pandemic continues to impact the lives of youth
The relationship between maternal prenatal and postnatal vegetable intake and repeated measures of infant vegetable intake frequency in a national U.S. sample
A call to create evidence-based mental health promotion interventions for youth that are equitable across ethnic/racial subgroups
Background: Adolescents from historically racial and ethnic minoritized and low-income communities have higher rates of early-life and chronic difficulties with anxiety and depression compared to non-Hispanic White youth. With mental health distress exacerbated during and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need for accessible, equitable evidence-based programs that promote psychological well-being, strengthen one's ability to adapt …
School-based interventions to improve sleep duration
Universal, School-Based Mental Health Program Implemented Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Youth Yields Equitable Outcomes
Although suicide is a leading cause of mortality among racial and ethnic minority youth, limited data exists regarding the impact of school-based mental health interventions on these populations, specifically. A single-arm pragmatic trial design was utilized to evaluate the equity of outcomes of the universal, school-based mental health coaching intervention, Building Resilience for Healthy Kids. All sixth-grade students at an urban middle school…
Supporting Youth Mental Health Through a Health Coaching Intervention with a Mindfulness Component
A Universal Program to Improve Mental Health among Youth from Low-Income Predominantly Minority Communities
The Effects of a Universal, School‐Based Mental Health Literacy Program to Improve Resilience and Self‐Efficacy Among 5–6th Grade Students From Three, Title 1 School in Rural Alabama
Advocates 4 ALL Youth (ALLY) is a universal, 6‐week mental health literacy program, implemented in schools during the school day by community volunteers. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of the ALLY program on youth who endorsed negative affect (i.e., self‐reported symptoms of both depression and anxiety). Using a randomized controlled trial design, 5–6th grade students (11–13 years) attending three rural elementary schools in …
Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (4 works)