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Miyah Grant

Clinical Instructor and Clinical Forensic Psychologist, Brown University
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Dr. Grant is a clinical forensic psychologist dedicated to promoting behavioral health, justice, and equitable outcomes within the juvenile legal system. Dr. Grant’s work centers on exploring, understanding, and addressing the unique challenges faced by system-involved youth and families. Her clinical and research interests include 1) exploring the mental health consequences of intersecting inequalities and disadvantages marginalized youth face within the juvenile legal system and 2) addressing ethnoracial disparities in youth diversion and minority contact.

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Evaluating Social Determinants of Health in Forensic Mental Health Settings Can Help Inform Recommendations for Youth

    Julie Cristello ,
  • Elizabeth J. Van Alstine
  • Miguel Nuñez
  • Lindsey Nichols
  • Kaitlin Sheerin
  • Crosby Modrowski
  • Kathleen Kemp
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"Does Participation in a Court-Based Trauma-Focused Evaluation Program Influence Permanency Outcomes for Children Involved in the Child Welfare System?" (with Kathleen Kemp, Crosby Modrowski, Kaitlin Sheerin, and Charlene Collibee). Child Protection and Practice 3 (2024).

Examines whether a trauma-focused evaluation program for children in the child welfare system leads to better court and permanency outcomes compared to usual care. Findings suggest that initiatives aimed at identifying mental health concerns and linking children placed in out-of-home to relevant mental health services care can have a significant and positive impact on permanency outcomes.