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Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth

The Evidence Based Practices Institute at the Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy is the sponsor of Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth (EBDY), a quarterly journal published by Civic Research Institute, Inc. EBDY is edited by Eric J. Bruns, Ph.D., and Eric W. Trupin, Ph.D.

EBDY highlights innovative research and effective approaches and programs to preventing and treating emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. Because a range of stress factors, such as exposure to violence, abuse, neglect, and poverty, increase the probability of these problems in youth, the Report features research findings and programs that document reductions in these stress factors for youth as well as those that directly decrease emotional and behavioral problems. Articles selected for publication in EBDY are those that:

• Bridge research findings and the field, with an emphasis on empirically supported and user friendly approaches to addressing problems and build competencies and assets in youth.
• Provide active analysis of constructs that have delimited child mental health efforts (e.g., providing services in inaccessible locations) and identification of promising directions for the field (e.g., school-based programs).
• Discuss quality assurance and evaluation as key aspects of programs to ensure effectiveness and viability.
• Focus on the cultural and developmental sensitivity of approaches.
• Emphasize family and stakeholder involvement in care, and interdisciplinary approaches to address problems.
• Focus on policy developments and gaps to reform and improve children’s mental health services at local, state and federal levels.

The goal of EBDY is to provide user-friendly information on the latest research findings and developments in the field on addressing emotional and behavioral problems in youth, and to serve as a bridge between child mental health researchers and practitioners, and to serve as a forum for the review and discussion of policies and programs relevant to the reform and improvement of systems of mental health care for youth.


Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Articles generally run from 3,000 to 6,000 words, including references (please do not include items in the reference list that are not actually cited in the text). Authors should generally follow APA style and should submit an abstract along with the article text. Any charts or illustrations must be in black and white and should be submitted as separate PDF files, not embedded within the text file. Microsoft Word is the preferred word-processing format. The publisher reserves the right to edit all manuscripts.


Manuscript Submission

Submit queries about article topics and/or manuscripts by email to: Eric J. Bruns, Ph.D., Editor of EBDY at ebruns@u.washington.edu.


Ordering Information

To order Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth, visit the EBDY page at the Civic Research Institute, Inc. website or write to:

Civic Research Institute
P.O. Box 585
Kingston, New Jersey 08528

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