IUWBB moves to #6 in AP Poll
Following a 3-0 week that included a win at Tennessee, the IU women moved up six spots to No. 6 in the updated AP top-25, matching their second-highest ranking ever. That marks the 61st consecutive week the Hoosiers have appeared in the Associated Press poll, dating back to the 2019-20 season. The IU women (5-0) return to action later this week with games against Auburn and Memphis in Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday. Those games will be streamed on Flo Hoops.
Digital screening tool may help hospitals identify mental health problems often missed in patients who visit the ER for physical complaints
A new study by Indiana University researchers has found that about 45% of patients who visit the emergency department for physical injuries and ailments also have mental health and substance use problems that are often overlooked. It also found that patients who reported high levels of suicidal thinking and plans were more likely to have frequent emergency department visits.
That’s why IU researchers, expanding on previous studies, used a computer adaptive test to screen for mental health and substance use problems in patients with nonpsychiatric complaints to examine whether emergency department visits are an important opportunity to screen for mental health issues.
With findings recently published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians, this is the most extensive study to use a multidomain mental health screening of nonpsychiatric patients in an emergency department. The test, known as the Computerized Adaptive Test-Mental Health, adjusts questions based on the respondents’ answers.
Along with follow-up care, mental health screening could also lessen the need for future visits, reducing burdens on emergency departments. The study’s results suggest that computer adaptive testing could be a viable option to quickly screen a large group of patients in the emergency department about their mental health because it provides results that match the standard screening tests. It is also faster than other screening methods, making it more practical for use in a busy environment, said IU Ph.D. student Lauren O’Reilly, a researcher whose current research focuses on suicidality.
Ivy Tech names new Vice President
Ivy Tech Community College named Stephanie Weber as its Vice President for Ivy+ Career Link, a strategic approach to providing students with comprehensive career readiness competencies in alignment with academic preparation throughout their college experience. In addition, Career Link is responsible for the fulfillment of training, education, work-and-learn, and placement needs of employers.
As Vice President for Career Link, Weber will lead the statewide operations and strategy for Career Link. Through Ivy+ Career Link support, students have access to:
- Individual coaching to develop their interests, strengths, and career objectives.
- Tools to explore today’s careers that provide meaningful insight into the labor market.
- Resources to develop employability skills needed to become career ready in today’s global workforce.
- Support in securing career experiences in and out of the classroom.
- Employers and career opportunities in fields of interest.
Students who participated in Career Link are retained at a rate that is 16 percentage points higher than those who haven’t participated in these activities.
Career Link was made possible by an $8 million grant from the Lilly Endowment and additional support from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Glick Fund, Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Garatoni-Smith Family Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation and Salesforce. Learn more about Career Link, here.
This Week in Hoosier History
1858 – Attorney, businessman, and former state senator Calvin Fletcher reported that the Thanksgiving holiday was taking on many traditions and becoming more widespread through the state. It was first observed in 1837 when Governor Noah Noble proclaimed the day of gratitude. Fletcher wrote that, as the holiday took hold, “All the stores were shut and Indianapolis was in great harmony.”
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