Enhancing accessibility and scalability of school-based programs to improve youth attention and behavior: Open feasibility trial of the remote CLS-R-FUERTE program in Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Neurodevelopmental disorders of inattention and disruptive behavior, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, are among the most common youth mental health conditions across cultures. There is a need to develop more accessible school-based intervention and training programs, as well as create a system with clinical research capacity for scalable school clinician training and evaluation, to support students with attention and behavior concerns worldwide. We adapted the collaborative life skills program for Mexico (i.e., CLS-FUERTE) for remote delivery (i.e., CLS-R-FUERTE) and conducted a three-school open trial with N = 67 participants (n = 7-8 students per school [ages 6-12] and their parents, teachers, and school clinicians). We exa

SUBMITTER: Haack LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11630278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature