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New tool to shed light on, improve teen mental health services

Can you imagine an archer trying to improve her accuracy by practicing blindfolded, never seeing how close she was to hitting her target? Until now, those treating teens with mental health concerns were in the same position as that blindfolded archer, providing services with no objective and systematic feedback about the effects. A new tool developed by Vanderbilt University researchers will remove that blindfold.

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