CANS Bibliography
Note: when citing the CANS in professional publications, please use the Lyons (2009)
book noted below in bold.
Anderson, RL (2003). Use of community-based services by rural adolescents with
mental health and substance use disorders. Psychiatric Services, 54, 1339-1341.
Anderson, RL, Estle, G. (2001). Predicting level of mental health care among children
served in a delivery system in a rural state. Journal of Rural Health, 17, 259-265.
Anderson, RL, Lyons, JS, Giles, DM, Price, JA, Estes, G. (2002). Examining the
Reliability of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths-Mental Health
(CANS-MH) Scale from two perspectives: A comparison of clinician and researcher
ratings. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 12, 279-289.
Duncan, Jennifer (2007). Predictive factors of success for adolescents in a residential
treatment facility. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and
Engineering, 67(7-B), 4102. State University of New York at Buffalo.
Effland, VS, Walton, BA, McIntyre, JS (2011). Connecting the Dots: Stages of
Implementation, Wraparound Fidelity and Youth Outcomes, Journal of Child and
Family Studies, 20, 6, 736-746.
Epstein, RA, Jordan, N, Rhee, YJ, McClelland, GM, Lyons, JS (2009). The relationship
between caregiver capacity and intensive community service for children with a mental
health crisis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18, 303-311.
Epstein, RA, Bobo, WV, Cull, MJ, Gatlin, D (2011). Sleep and school problems among
children and adolescents in state custody. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, 199,
4, 251-256.
Epstein, RA Schlueter, D, Gracey, K Chandrasekhar R, & Cull, MJ (2015). Examining
Placement Disruption in Child Welfare. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth.
32:224–232,
Fawley, K., Shalla, H., Griffin, G., Lyons, J. S. (2004) Addressing the mental health
needs of detained juveniles. Correctional Health Care Report; January/February,
7-8, 96.
Fontanella, C.A. (2008). The influence of clinical, treatment, and healthcare system
characteristics on psychiatric readmission of adolescents. American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry, 78, 187-198.
Greenham, SL, Bisnaire, L (2008). An outcome evaluation of an inpatient crisis
stabilization and assessment program for youth. Residential Treatment for Children and
Youth, 25, 123-144.
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Griffin, G, Martinovich, Z, Gawron, T, Lyons, JS (2009). Strengths moderate the impact
of trauma on risk behaviors in child welfare. Residential Treatment for Children and
Youth, 26, 105-118.
Griffin, G., McEwan, E., Samuels, B. H., Suggs, H., Redd, J. L., & McClelland, G. M.
(2011). Infusing protective factors for children in foster care. Psychiatric Clinics of North
America, 34(1), 185-203.
He, XZ, Lyons, JS, Heinemann, AW. (2004). Modeling crisis decision making for
children in state custody. General Hospital Psychiatry, 26, 378-383.
Kennedy A., Cloutier P., Glennie JE., Gray, C. (2010) Establishing Best Practice in
Pediatric Emergency Mental Health: A Prospective Study Examining Clinical
Characteristics. Pediatric Emergency Care. Jun;25(6):380-6
Kisiel, C, Fehrenbach, T, Small, L, Lyons, JS (2009). Assessment of Complex Trauma
Exposure, Responses and Service Needs among Children and Adolescents in Child
Welfare. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma 2, 143-160.
Kisiel, C., Conradi, L., Fehrenbach, T., Torgersen, E., Briggs, E.C. (2014). Assessing the
Effects of Trauma in Children and Adolescents in Practice Settings Child and Adolescent
Psychiatric Clinics of North America volume 23, issue 2, year 2014, pp. 223 - 242
Lardner, MD (2015). Are Restrictiveness of Care Decisions Basedon Youth Level of
Need? A Multilevel Model Analysis of Placement Levels Using the Child and
Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment. Residential Treatment for Children and
Youth, 32:195–207
Leon, SC, Snowden, J, Bryant, FB, Lyons, JS. (2006). The hospital as predictor of
children’s and adolescents’ length of stay. Journal of the American Academy of Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 322-328.
Leon, S.C., Visscher, L., Sugimura, N., & Lakin, B.L. (2008). Person job
match among frontline staff working in residential treatment centers: The impact of
personality and child psychopathology on burnout experiences. American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry, 78, 240-248.
Lyons, JS, Uziel-Miller, ND, Reyes, F, Sokol, PT. (2000). The strengths of children and
adolescents in residential settings: Prevalence and associations with psychopathology
and discharge placement. Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 39,
176-181.
Lyons, JS. A Strengths-based tool to guide collaborative partnerships with families and
provide accountability within systems of care. Proceeding of the Louis de la Parte
Florida Mental Health Institute, March, 2002, Tampa, Florida.
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Lyons, JS, Rogers, L (2004). The U.S. child welfare system: A defacto public
behavioral healthcare system. Journal of the American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 971-973.
Lyons, JS, MacIntyre, JC, Lee, ME, Carpinello, S, Zuber, MP, Fazio, ML (2004).
Psychotropic medication prescription patterns for children and adolescents in New
York’s public mental health system. Community Mental Health, 40, 101-118.
Lyons, JS, Griffin, G, Jenuwine, M.Shasha, M, Quintenz, S. (2003). The mental health
juvenile justice initiative. Clinical and forensic outcomes for a state-wide program.
Psychiatric Services, 54, 1629-1634.
Lyons, JS (2004). Redressing the Emperor: Improving the children’s public mental
health system. Praeger Publishing, Westport, Connecticut.
Lyons, JS, Weiner, DA, Lyons, MB (2004). Measurement as communication. The Child
and Adolescent Needs and Strengths tool . In M. Mariush (Ed.) The use of
psychological testing for treatment planning and outcome assessment. 3rd Edition,
volume 2, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, Mahwah, New Jersey pp 461-476
Lyons, JS, Helgerson, J, Fawley, K. (2004). Future directions in the use of psychological
assessment for treatment planning and outcomes assessment: predictions and
recommendations. In M. Mariush (Ed.) The use of psychological testing for treatment
planning and outcome assessment. 3rd Edition, volume 1, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
Inc, Mahwah, New Jersey, pp 367-377.
Lyons, JS. (2006). The complexity of communication in an environment with multiple
disciplines and professionals: communimetrics and decision support. Medical Clinics of
North America, 90, 693-701
Lyons, JS, McCulloch, JR (2006). Monitoring and managing outcomes in residential
treatment: practice-based evidence in residential treatment: practice-based evidence in
search of evidence-based practice. JAACAP, 45, 247-251.
Lyons, JS Weiner, DA (2009). (Eds.) Strategies in Behavioral Healthcare: Assessment,
Treatment Planning, and Total Clinical Outcomes Management. New York: Civic
Research Institute (in press).
Lyons, JS (2009). Knowledge Creation through Total Clinical Outcomes Management:
A Practice-Based Evidence Solution to Address Some of the Challenges of Knowledge
Translation Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 18,
37-45.
Lyons, JS, Woltman, H, Martinovich, Z, Hancock, B. (2009). An outcomes perspectives
on residential treatment. Residential Treatment of Children and Youth (forthcoming). 26,
115-123.
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Lyons, JS (2009). Communimetrics: A theory of measurement for human service
enterprises. New York: Springer.
Lyons, JS, McClelland, G, Jordan, N (2010). Fire setting: prevalence and co-factors in a
child welfare population. Journal of Child and Family Studies 19, 720-727.
McGill, K. (2015). Redressing the Emperor: An Implementation Framework in Bridging Cross
Youth Service Delivery Planning for Children/Youth With Multiple Systems Involvement in a
System of Care. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 32, 208-223.
McIntosh, A, Lyons, JS, Jordan, N, Wiener, DA (2010). Predicting discharge due to
runaway in residential treatment, 27, 157-172.
Obeid, N, Lyons, JS (2011). Pre-measurement triangulation. Considerations for
Program Evaluation in Human Services. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 25,
59-82.
O'Donnell, Philip C. (2008). The role of psychosocial risk factors and mental health
needs in juvenile sentencing decisions. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B:
The Sciences and Engineering, 68(9-B), 6325. Loyola University Chicago
Park, JM, Jordan, N, Epstein, RJ, Mandell, D, Lyons, JS (2009). Predictors of residential
placement following a psychiatric crisis episode among children and youth in state
custody. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 228-235.
Park, JM, Mandell, DS, Lyons, JS (2008). Rates and correlates of recurrent psychiatric
crisis episodes among children and adolescents in state custody. Children and Youth
Services Review, 31, 1025-1029.
Radigan, M, Wang, R (2011). Relationship between youth and caregiver strengths and
mental health outcomes in community based public mental health. Community Mental
Health Journal
Rawal, P, Lyons, JS, MacIntyre, J, Hunter, JC. (2003). Regional variations and clinical
indicators of antipsychotic use in residential treatment: A four state comparison. Journal
of Behavioral Health Services and Research 31. 178-188.
Rawal, P, Romansky, J, Jenuwine, M, Lyons, JS (2004). Racial differences in the mental
health needs and service utilization of youth in the juvenile justice system. Journal of
Behavioral Health Services & Research 31, 178-188.
Saxe, GN, Ellis, H, Fogler, J. Hansen, S. & Sorkin B. (2005). Comprehensive care for
traumatized children. An open trial examines treatment using trauma systems therapy.
Psychiatric Annals, 35, 443-448.
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Shabat, J.C., Lyons, J.S., Martinovich, Z (2008). Exploring the Relationship between
Conduct Disorder and Residential Treatment Outcomes Journal of Child and Family
Studies 17, 353-371.
Sieracki, JH, Leon, SC, Miller, SA, & Lyons, JS (2008). Individual and provider effects
on mental health outcomes in child welfare : A three level growth curve approach.
Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 800-808.
Snowden, JA, Leon, SC, Bryant, FB, Lyons, JS (2007). Evaluating psychiatric hospital
admission decisions for children in foster care: an optimal classification tree analysis.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 8-18.
Snowden, J., Leon, S.C., & Sieracki, J.H. (2008). Predictors of adoption out of foster
care: A classification tree Analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 13181327.
Weiner, DA, Schneider, A, Lyons, JS (2009). Evidence-Based Treatments for Trauma
among Culturally Diverse Foster Care Youth. Child and Youth Services Review 31,
1192-1198.
Weiner, D.A., Leon, S.C., & Steihl, M. (2011). Demographic, clinical, and
geographic predictors of placement disruption among foster care youth receiving
wraparound services. Journal of Child and Family Studies.20, 758-770
Welty, Shelle S. (2008). Psychometric properties of the child and adolescent needs and
strengths---parent version. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences
and Engineering, 69(6-B), 3896. Fuller Theological Seminary.
The CANS has been translated into French, Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese, Mandarin,
and Dutch
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