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Puente lab
  • HOME
  • OUR LAB
    • The Mission
    • The Researchers
    • Our Research
  • PODCAST
  • THE TOOLKIT
    • Toolkit Overview
    • Emotion Chart
    • Tino's Letters
    • Toolkit for Families
    • Toolkit for Providers
    • Downloadable Toolkit
  • VICTOR LUNA SERIES
  • MINDFULNESS SERIES
  • RESOURCES
    • Bulletin
    • Mental Health Hotlines
  • PARTNERS
    • Myzomi Productions
  • CONTACT

CURRENT RESEARCH

THE MENTAL HEALTH TOOLKIT PROJECT

Our current research focuses on developing our NIH-funded Mental Health Toolkit and  gathering implementation outcomes from college student samples and focus groups.


The Mental Health Toolkit is an ever-evolving product as we continue to integrate community feedback. It is designed for families and providers to promote collaboration between families and professionals, encourage early identification and intervention, and strengthen communication and coordination of care. 


The toolkit includes: 

  • Family and Provider Handouts
  • Interactive activities for youth and families
  • Cinematic short film 
    • (Victor Luna: My Journey into Mental Health Care)
  • Mental Health Podcast
  • Instructional Guides for Providers
  • and more resources in development!


By translating research into practical tools, the toolkit helps community providers support the well-being of youth and families in culturally responsive ways.  

Why it Matters

Addressing the Gap

Addressing the Gap

Many youth and families experience barriers to accessing mental health services, especially those from underserved and racial/ethnic minority communities. One common barrier is limited mental health literacy, which refers to knowledge and beliefs about mental health concerns, treatment options, and how to seek support.

Addressing the Gap

Addressing the Gap

Addressing the Gap

To address this gap, PUENTE Lab is developing a Psychoeducational Mental Health Toolkit in collaboration with community partners in Santa Barbara County. The toolkit is designed to support underserved families in community-based mental health settings by making mental health information more accessible, culturally responsive, and easy to understand.

Our Approach

Addressing the Gap

Our Approach

Our approach is collaborative, community-centered, and iterative. We work with community stakeholders to develop bilingual psychoeducational materials, provider guides, reflection activities, and resources that reflect the needs, experiences, and strengths of the families and communities the toolkit is designed to serve.

Access the FREE Mental Health Toolkit V4 Here!

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PAST RESEARCH

Alhambra Unified School District

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Gateway to Success


Latino youth display high levels of unmet mental health need, defined as a lack of service use when mental health needs are present. When families begin treatment, they are often faced with barriers to parent engagement. Parent engagement involved the parent’s active participation in the child’s mental health services and has been associated with positive child treatment outcomes when compared to individual child treatment. However, parents are typically uninvolved in their child’s therapy, particularly in the context of school-based mental health services. In collaboration with Alhambra Unified School District’s program Gateway to Success, we place emphasis on identifying barriers to parent engagement and identifying methods to increase parent participation through the use of interviews and focus groups.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health


When compared to White youth, Latino & African-American experience higher rates of mental health need. Additionally, they also experience higher incarceration rates. There is a growing body of literature that provides a consensus on the relationship among ethnicity, neighborhood, juvenile incarceration, and mental health outcomes. This consensus helps us better understand how ethnicity and neighborhood context is important in understanding these unfortunate outcomes. Using the national data set of The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), we are analyzing the intersectionality of family characteristics and social/neighborhood context as predictors of subsequent mental health outcomes and contact with the legal system in ethnic minority youth.

California State University Northridge

California State University Northridge

California State University Northridge

Minority Male Mentoring Project 


There are multitude of factors that can deter a male minority student from completing their postsecondary degree. Whether it be a sense of lack of support, income, disconnect from professors or other barriers, M3 is a support group composed of male minority students who are given a safe space to talk amongst each other and CSUN faculty members regarding these common barriers. Psychology, Political Science and Social Work faculty have joined together to create M3 to aid students in successfully accomplishing their degree here at CSUN as well as implement guidance to foster academic achievement.

Ventura County Behavioral Health

California State University Northridge

California State University Northridge

Logrando Bienestar


Logrando Bienestar is a grassroots organization that has a working alliance with the Ventura County Behavioral Mental Health Facility. Logrando Bienestar’s mission is to solely focus in providing psychoeducation to the Latino population in the city of Oxnard and a section of Ventura County. The goal of their program is to bring mental health awareness, in hopes to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to have the Latino community engage in services. The L.B. team is made of community outreach and activism.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

*Denotes Student Mentee


  • *Saravia, D.H., Silvan, Y.A., & Martinez, J. I. (2026). Pilot Testing a narrative psychoeducational video to reduce stigma and improve mental health literacy and help-seeking among Latinx adults: Examining gender differences and contextual insights. Community Mental Health Journal, 1-14. (link)


  • Wu, E. G., Becker, K. D., Kim, R. E., Martinez, J. I., Gamarra, J. M., & Chorpita, B. F. (2022). How do treatment protocols affect the use of engagement practices in youth mental health services? Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 49(6), 943-961. (link) 


  • Drahota, A., Meza, R. D., Bustos, T. E., Sridhar, A., Martinez, J. I., Brikho, B., Stahmer, A. C., & Aarons, G. A. (2020). Implementation-as-usual in community-based organizations providing specialized services to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A mixed methods study. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48(3), 482-498. (link)


  • Morrison, R. A., Martinez, J. I., Hilton, E. C., & Li, J. J. (2018). The influence of parents and schools on developmental trajectories of antisocial behaviors in Caucasian and African American youths. Development and Psychopathology, 31(4), 1575-1587. (link) 


  • Acuña, A. & Martinez, J. I. (2018). Pilot evaluation of the back to basics parenting training in urban schools. School Social Work Journal, 42(2), 39-56. (link)


  • Martinez, J. I., & Haine-Schlagel, R. (2018). Observational assessment of engagement strategies to promote parent homework planning in community-based child mental health treatment: A pilot study. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 27(6), 1968-1980. (link)  


  • Dickson, K. S., Zeedyk, S. M., Martinez, J. I., & Haine-Schlagel, R. (2017). Examining ethnic disparities in parent and provider in-session participation engagement. Journal of Children’s Services, 12(1), 47-58. (link)


  • Haine-Schlagel, R., Martinez, J. I., Roesch, S. C., Bustos, C. E., & Janicki, C. (2016). Randomized trial of the Parent And Caregiver Active Participation Toolkit for child mental health treatment. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 47(sup1), S150-S160. (link)


  •  Stadnick, N. A., Haine-Schlagel, R., & Martinez, J. I. (2016). Using observational assessment to help identify factors associated with parent participation engagement in community-based child mental health services. Child & Youth Care Forum, 45(5), 745-758. (link)  


  • Martinez, J. I., Lau, A., Chorpita, B. F., Weisz, J. R., & the Research Network on Youth Mental Health (2015). Psychoeducation as a mediator of treatment approach on parent engagement in child psychotherapy for disruptive behavior. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 46(4), 573-587. (link)

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  • Martinez, J. I., Gudiño, O., & Lau, A. (2013). Problem-specific racial/ethnic disparities in pathways from maltreatment exposure to specialty mental health service use for youth in Child Welfare. Child Maltreatment, 18(2), 98-107. (link)  

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  • Gudiño, O., Martinez, J. I., & Lau, A. (2012). Mental health service use for children in contact with Child Welfare: Racial disparities depend on problem type. Psychiatric Services, 63(10), 1004-1010. (link)

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  • Ebesutani, C., Bernstein, A., Martinez, J. I., Chorpita, B., & Weisz, J. (2011). The Youth Self Report: Applicability and validity across younger and older youths. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 40(2), 338-346. (link)

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  • Martinez, J. I., & Lau, A. (2010). Do social networks push families toward or away from youth mental health services? A national study of families in Child Welfare. Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, 19(3), 169-181. (link)

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  • Landrine, H., Corral, I., Klonoff, E., Jensen, J., Kashima, K., Hickman, N., & Martinez, J. I. (2008). Ethnic disparities in youth access to tobacco: California statewide results, 1999-2003. Health Promotion Practice, 11(1), 101-108. (link)  

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  •  Wigal, S., Gupta, S., Greenhill, L., Posner, K., Lerner, M., Steinhoff, K., Wigal, T., Kapelinski, A., Martinez, J. I., Modi, N., Stehli, A., & Swanson, J. (2007). Pharmacokinetics of methylphenidate in preschoolers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Child & Adolescent Pharmacology, 17(2), 153-164. (link) 

CONFERENCES

*Denotes Student Mentee


  • *Martin, J., *Menendez, M., & Martinez, J. I. (2026, April 30-May 3). Gender differences in coping as a moderator of the association between acculturative stress and internalizing symptoms for college students at a Hispanic-serving institution [Oral Presentation]. Western Psychological Association Conference, Tacoma, WA, United States. 


  • *Menendez, M., *Martin, J., Stiver, C.A., & Martinez, J. I. (2026, May 2) Ethnic Identity as a Protective Factor in the Association between Ethnic Discrimination and Internalizing Symptoms at a Hispanic Serving Institution [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association (WPA), Tacoma, WA, United States. 


  • *Martin, J., *Menendez, M., & Martinez, J. I. (2025, October 10). Acculturative stress and internalizing symptoms: How coping style shapes mental health in university students [Poster presentation]. National Latinx Psychological Association Conference, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, United States. 


  • *Alfaro-Varnes, F., *Silvestre, J., *Melchor, C., & Martinez, J. I. (2025, April 4th). The role of gender and the impact of coping strategies on the relationship between immigration-related stress and college stress in a diverse college sample [Oral Presentation]. 29th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Perez, A. I., *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C. A., & Martinez, J. I. (2025, April 4). The moderating role of mindful self-care practice on perceived ethnic discrimination and mental health symptoms in a diverse college sample [Oral presentation]. 29th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Martin, J., *Perez, A. I., *Menendez, M., *Melchor, C., & Martinez, J. I. (2025, April 4). The mediating effect of acculturation on the relationship between self-efficacy and mental health among university students [Oral presentation]. 29th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Menendez, M., *Perez, A. I., *Martin, J., & Martinez, J. I. (2025, April 4). The impact of coping strategies on the relationship between discrimination and mental health among Latino college students [Poster presentation]. 29th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Aguirre, D. G., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, November 14-17). Racial/ethnic disparities in pathways from familism to mental health service utilization in youth [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 


  • *Perez, A. I., *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C. A., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, November 14-17). Taking care of yourself: Mindful self-care practice and mental health symptoms in a college Latinx sample [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 


  • *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, August 8-10). The impact of race/ethnicity on trajectories of internalizing symptoms in early adolescence [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association Convention, Seattle, WA, United States. 


  • *Stiver, C. A., *Aguirre, D. G., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, August 8-10). Racial discrimination and internalizing symptoms: ethnic-racial identity as a protective factor [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association Convention, Seattle, WA, United States. 


  • *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C. A., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 24-28). Racial/ethnic disparities in the relationship between child emotional/behavioral problems and psychotherapy service utilization [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States. 


  • *Perez, A. I., *Aguirre, D. G., *Bouchard, I., *Alfaro-Dimas, F., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 24-28). Examining the relationship between social networks and service use among Latino and Asian American adults [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States. 


  • *Salcedo-Alvarez, A., *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C. A., *Perez, A. I., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 24-28). The moderating role of sociodemographic factors on the relationship between perceived physical injury and mental health [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States. 


  • *Stiver, C. A., *Aguirre, D. G., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 24-28). Maternal-child mental health: Pathways from maternal internalizing symptoms to child emotional/behavioral problems [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States. 


  • *Vasquez, M., *Perez, A. I., *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 24-28). Exploring the relationship between acculturative stress and mental health in Latino immigrant adults [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States. 


  • *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C. A., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 5). Simpatía and internalizing symptoms in a sample of college students [Oral presentation]. 28th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Alfaro, F., *Stiver, C., *Aguirre, D., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 5). Understanding coping strategies: Generational patterns of college students facing stress [Poster presentation]. 28th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States.


  • *Bouchard, I., *Perez, A. I., *Alfaro-Varnes, F., *Aguirre, D.G., Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 5). Towards equitable mental health services: A plan for exploring the influence of a culturally responsive consultation service on resource utilization [Poster presentation] 28th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Perez, A. I., *Vasquez, M., *Aguirre, D. G., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 5). Examining the use of digital mental health tools for Latina mothers in Santa Barbara County [Oral presentation]. 28th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Salcedo-Alvarez, A., *Aguirre, D. G., *Perez, A. I., *Stiver, C. A., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 5). The relationship between perceived physical injury and internalizing symptoms [Poster presentation]. 28th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States.


  • *Stiver, C. A., *Aguirre, D. G., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 5). Ethnic identity: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the multigroup ethnic identity measure-revised and the ethnic identity scale [Oral presentation]. 28th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States.


  • *Vasquez, M., *Perez, A. I., *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C. A., & Martinez, J. I. (2024, April 5). Mental health and substance use knowledge in Santa Barbara county: Does region matter? [Poster presentation]. 28th Annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, Northridge, CA, United States. 


  • *Saravia, D., *Orozco-Perez, P., Arteaga, M., *Aguirre, D. G., *Stiver, C. A., & Martinez, J. I. (2023, November 16-19). A Delphi approach to co-develop a measure with community stakeholders to assess the impact of community-based mental health outreach programming. In J. Albright (Chair), Engaging stakeholders in treatment development and implementation: Increasing inclusivity and improving access to care [Symposium] Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, United States. 


  • *Rodriguez, K., & Martinez, J. I. (2023, February). The role of generation status of parents on the relationship between parent mental health and youth counseling service utilization [Poster presentation]. Society for Cross-Cultural Research Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 


  • 26. *Saravia, D., *López, I., *Orozco-Perez, P., *Venegas, C., Gomez, G. J., & Martinez, J. I. (2022, November). Increasing mental health service engagement among Latinx adults: A focus on mental health literacy. In W. Chu (Chair), Novel strategies to increase treatment engagement in mental health services: The role of patients culture, stakeholder perspectives, and delivery models [Symposium] Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, New York City, NY, United States.


  • Wu, E. G., Becker, K. D., Kim, R. E., Martinez, J. I., Gamarra, J. M., & Chorpita, B. F. (2022, November). How do treatment protocols affect the use of engagement practices in youth mental health services? In Lawson, G. (Chair), Engaging stakeholders to improve implementation of evidence-based mental health services for youth [Symposium] Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, New York City, NY, United States.


  • *Rodriguez, K., *Saravia, D., *Vu, C.H., & Martinez, J. I. (2022, April). Mental health service use for People of Color with substance use issues [Poster presentation]. The Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR, United States. 


  • *Vu, C.H., *Orozco-Perez, P., *Rodriguez, K., *Saravia, D., & Martinez, J. I. (2022, April). Mental health need, assimilation, and service use among Asian-Pacific Islanders [Poster presentation]. The Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR, United States.


  • *Saravia, D., *Orozco-Perez, P., *Lopez, I., *Palacios, M., & Martinez, J. I. (2021, November). Stigma, mental health literacy, & help-seeking intentions: Promoting mental health services among Latinx undergraduate students at a large public university [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Virtual Convention. 


  • Martinez, J. I. (2021, October). Hablando sobre la salud mental en la comunidad Latina [Keynote address]. Bienestar a Tu Alcance, The Santa Barbara County Promotores Network Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, United States. 


  • *Saravia, D., *Orozco, P., *Lopez, I., *Palacios, M., Gonzalez, S., & Martinez, J. I. (2020, November). Examining perceptual and structural barriers as a moderator to the relation between psychological distress and mental health service use [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA, United States.


  • *Arreola, J., *Venegas, C., *Lopez, I., *Orozco, P., *Saravia, D., & Martinez, J. I. (2020, March). Racial/ethnic differences in assessing pathways from community violence to psychosocial adjustment and mental health service use [Poster presentation]. Society for Research on Adolescence Conference, Louisville, KY, United States. 


  • *Saravia, D., *Orozco, P., *López, I., *Venegas, C., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, November). Examining race/ ethnicity as a moderator on the relationship between depressive symptoms and service use [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States. 


  • *López, I., *Venegas, C.L., *Arreola, J., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, November). Depressive symptoms among Latinx and Asian immigrants: Examining the influence of acculturative stress and reason for migration [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference, Atlanta, GA, United States. 


  • *Orozco, P., *Saravia, D., *Venegas, C., *López, I., *Arreola, J., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, October). Investigating the impact of education on the relationship between depressive symptoms and mental health service utilization among diverse samples [Poster presentation]. Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanic and Native Americans in Science conference, Honolulu, HI, United States. 


  • *Venegas, C. L., *Orozco, P., *Saravia, D., *Arreola, I., *López, I., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, October). U.S. citizenship differences among Latinx and Asian immigrants: Examining acculturative stress, discrimination, internalizing symptoms and mental health service utilization [Poster presentation]. National Latinx Psychological Association conference, Miami, FL, United States. 


  • *Lopez, I., *Venegas, C., *Saravia, D., *Orozco, P., *Arreola, J., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, October). Acculturation and help-seeking attitudes: Examining the influence of mental health literacy and perceived access to services [Poster presentation]. Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science conference, Honolulu, HI, United States. 


  • *Venegas, C. L., *López, I., *Arreola, J., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, May). Psychological well-being among Latinx and Asian immigrants: Family cohesion as a protective factor on acculturative stress and discrimination [Poster presentation]. Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., United States. 


  • Ullman, J., Bennion, K., Knifsend, C.A., Martinez, J. I., & Sanchez, K. (2019, April). Equity-based learning strategies: Some practical tips [Invited symposium] Western Psychological Association Conference, Pasadena, CA, United States. 


  • *Chavez, S., Reed, M., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, April). The impact of race/ethnicity, neighborhood, and parental influences on youth mental health status and service use [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA, United States. 


  • Li, J.J., Conway, C.C., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, March). How to teach developmental science in the big data era [Roundtable discussion]. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD, United States. 


  • *Arreola, J., *López, I., *Venegas, C. L., *Villegas, A., & Martinez, J. I. (2019, Feb). Assessing the impact of neighborhood disorder on mental health adjustment and help-seeking outcomes [Poster presentation]. Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Jacksonville, FL, United States. 


  • *Lopez, I., *Moran, J. A., *Aguirre, S., *Bridgewater, J., Martinez, J. I., Lau, A. S., Bear, L., Acuña, A., & Escudero, P. (2018, November). Perceived barriers and strategies for promoting parent engagement in school-based mental health services [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Washington, D.C., United States. 


  • *Chavez, S., *Miller, R., *Bridgewater, J., Martinez, J. I., & Plunkett, S. (2018, April). Perceived parental monitoring as a moderator of the relationship between neighborhood risk and substance use, peer delinquency, and adolescent delinquency in Latino/a Youth [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR, United States. 


  • *Sanchez E.L., *Moran, J., *Chavez S., *Choquehuanca A., Martinez, J. I., & Crèvecoeur-MacPhail, D. (2018, April) The impact of substance use disorders: Los Angeles County residents and their housing status [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR, United States.


  • Fenn, E., Martinez, J. I., *Sahakian, M., *Shapland, T., & * Cueto, J. (2018, March). Addressing barriers to equitable student success: A faculty perspective [Poster presentation]. Association of American Colleges and Universities Diversity, Equity, Inclusive Democracy Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.


  • *Aguirre, S., *Bridgewater, J., & Martinez, J. I. (2017, November). Racial/ethnic disparities in neighborhood problems, mental health need, and contact with the legal system: A three-city study of youth in contact with the legal system [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, San Diego, CA, United States. 


  • *Bridgewater, J., Martinez, J. I., Acuña, A., & Escudero, P. (2017, October). Examining demographic correlates of Psychiatric Social Workers’ knowledge and confidence of evidence-based parent engagement Martinez, Jonathan Curriculum Vitae Page 8 of 12 strategies [Poster presentation]. Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native American in Science (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, United States. 


  • *Bridgewater, J., *Razin, R., Martinez, J. I., Acuña, A., & Escudero, P. (2017, April). Improving Psychiatric Social Workers’ knowledge and confidence of evidence-based strategies to engage parents in school-based mental health services. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Conference, Sacramento, CA. 


  • *Aguirre, S., *Sanchez, L., Martinez, J. I., & Li, J. (2017, April). Impact of family and neighborhood characteristics on mental health outcomes and incarceration of minority youth [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Sacramento, CA, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., & Haine-Schlagel, R. (2016, October) Observational assessment of therapist engagement strategies to promote parent homework engagement in child psychotherapy [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, NY, United States. 


  • Zeedyk, S. M., Haine-Schlagel, R., Dickson, K. S., Martinez, J. I., & *Harris, R. (2016, October). Parent motivation in child mental health treatment: Associated parent and child characteristics [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, NY, United States. 


  • Gudiño, O. G., Martinez, J. I., & Lau, A. S. (2016, August). Racial disparities in pathways from child maltreatment to mental health service use. In G. Goodman (Chair), Child Abuse and Neglect - From Basic Research to Foster Care and Mental Health [Symposium] Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO, United States. 


  • *Aguirre, S., *Razin, R., Martinez, J. I., Lau, A. S. & Bear, L. (2016, April). Addressing barriers to parent engagement in school-based mental health services [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., Lau, A., & Bear, L. (2015, November). Parent engagement in school-based mental health services: How informed are parents on the expected nature of their involvement? [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Chicago, IL, United States. 


  • Haine-Schlagel, R., Martinez, J. I., & *Mechammil, M. (2015, November). Integrating parent input into th development and implementation of a toolkit to increase parent participation in child mental healt treatment [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Chicago, IL, United States. 


  • Drahota, A., Martinez, J. I., *Meza, R., Spurgeon, E., & Aarons, G. A. (2015, November). ACT SMART Toolkit: Developing and pilot testing a comprehensive implementation strategy for ASD service providers [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, United States. 


  • Becker, K.D., Kim, R., Martinez, J. I., & Chorpita, B. F. (2015, November). What strategies do providers use to engage youth and families in mental health services? [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Chicago, IL, United States. 


  • Stadnick, N., Haine-Schlagel, R., & Martinez, J. I. (2015, November). Predictors of parent engagement in community mental health services [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Chicago, IL, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., & Haine-Schlagel, R. (2015, April). Understanding provider engagement practices: Predictors of alliance, collaboration, and empowerment strategies [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Div. 54 Conference, San Diego, CA, United States. 


  • Haine-Schlagel, R., & Martinez, J. I. (2015, April). Pilot results of the parent and caregiver active participation toolkit (PACT) in community based care [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Div. 54 Conference, San Diego, CA, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., & Haine-Schlagel, R. (2015, March). Therapist and parent perspectives on a parent engagement intervention for community-based child mental health services [Poster presentation]. Southern California Implementation & Improvement Science Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, United States. 


  • *Brikho, B., *Meza, R., Spurgeon, E., Martinez, J. I., & Drahota, A. (2015, February). They’re doing what? Perceived evidence of reported strategies used in autism community agencies [Poster presentation]. CalABA Western Regional Conference, San Diego, CA, United States. 


  • *Meza, R., *Brikho, B., Spurgeon, E., Martinez, J. I., & Drahota, A. (2014, November). Characterizing providers and services in Autism community-based agencies [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., & Drahota, A. (2014, November). Agency leader and service provider attitudes toward adoption of evidence-based practices in community-based service settings for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 


  • Haine-Schlagel, R., Martinez, J. I., *Janicki, C., & Bustos, C. (2014, November). Bringing the therapist stakeholder voice to the table: Examining therapist outcomes of a toolkit intervention [Symposium]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., & Lau, A. (2010, August). Do social networks push families toward or away from youth mental health services? A national study of families in Child Welfare [Poster presentation]. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., Ebesutani, C., Bernstein, A., Chorpita, B. F., & Weisz, J. R. (2009, November). Comparison of the youth self-report DSM-oriented and syndrome scales as predictors of clinical diagnoses: A receiver operating characteristic analysis [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York, NY, United States. 


  • Lau, A., & Martinez J. I. (2009, September) Ascertaining child neglect in ethnic minority families: Are racial disparities evident? [Symposium]. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Translational Research on Child Neglect Consortium. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. 


  • Corral, I., Landrine, H., Veley, I., Martinez, J. I., Pichon, J., Roesch, S., & Adams-Simms, D. (2007, August). Validity of self-rated health among African-Americans [Poster presentation]. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, United States. 


  • Martinez, J. I., Yeh, M., Ho, J., Huang, C., Liang, J., & Hough, R. (2006, April). An exploration of service types, race/ethnicity, and mental health outcomes for children with mental health disorders [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, United States. 


  • Huang, C., Yeh, M., Ho, J. Liang, J., Martinez, J. I., & Hough, R. (2006, April). Examining the relationship between acculturation, beliefs about causes, and mental health service use [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, United States. 

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