Integrating Digital Tools Into Children's Mental Health Care

Deborah J. Jones, PhD, is the Zachary Smith Distinguished Term Professor and Associate Chair of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has had multiple grants from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the role of digital tools in children's mental health and has over 100 publications on related topics. She also teaches a digital mental health course at the university. Margaret T. Anton, PhD, is a senior clinical innovation and research manager at Two Chairs, a behavioral health company using technology and design to improve the process of accessing and receiving quality mental health care. Over the past ten years, she has developed, evaluated, and implemented technology-enabled behavioral interventions in academic, community, and industry settings.

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 Description
1.1 Terminology
1.2 Definition
1.3 Telemental Health
1.3.1 Nonpublic Facing Video Communication
1.3.2 HIPAA Compliance
1.3.3 HITECH Act
1.3.4 Reimbursement
1.4 Mobile (Mental) Health
1.5 Mental Health Apps
1.6 Digital Therapeutics
1.7 Stand-Alone Treatments
1.8 Digital Games
1.9 Augmented and Virtual Reality
1.10 Just-in-Time (Adaptive) Intervention
1.11 Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning
1.12 Psychological Interjurisdictional
Compact
2 Theories and Models
2.1 Evidence-Based Practice
2.1.1 Cognitive and Behavioral Theories
2.2 Health Behavior Models
2.3 Technology Acceptance Model
2.4 Implementation Models
2.5 User-Centered Design
2.6 Models of Incorporating Digital Mental
Health Tools Into Practice
3 Assessment and Treatment Indications
3.1 Case Conceptualization
3.2 Participants (Parent or Child)
3.3 Sociodemographic Factors
3.3.1 Socioeconomic Status
3.3.2 Age
3.3.3 Parent Gender and Family Structure
3.3.4 Race/Ethnicity
3.3.5 Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
3.3.6 Geographic Region
3.4 Technological Literacy
3.5 Attitudes
3.6 Disorder
4 Treatment
4.1 Methods of Treatment
4.1.1 Evidence Base for Digital Tools in
Clinical Practice With Children
4.1.2 Integration of Digital Tools in Clinical
Practice With Children
4.1.3 Security and Privacy With Digital Tools
in Clinical Practice With Children
4.1.4 Ethical Issues With Digital Tools in
Clinical Practice With Children
4.1.5 Cultural Considerations With Digital
Tools in Clinical Practice With Children
4.2 Mechanisms of Action
4.3 Efficacy and Prognosis
4.3.1 Does Technology Increase Access to
Children's Mental Health Services?
4.3.2 Does Technology Increase Engagement
in Children's Mental Health
Services?
4.3.3 Does Technology Improve Outcomes
of Children's Mental Health Services?
4.3.4 Summary
4.3.5 Implementation Outcomes
4.4 Variations of the Method and
Combinations With Other Approaches
4.5 Problems in Carrying Out the Treatments
4.6 Multicultural Issues
5 Case Vignettes
6 Further Reading
7 References
8 Appendix: Tools and Resources