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Meredith J Scafe, PhD

TitleClinical Psychologist
InstitutionChildren's Mercy Kansas City
DepartmentDevelopmental and Behavioral Health
Address2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City MO 64108
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-4945-6394 Additional info
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    TitleClinical Assistant Professor
    InstitutionUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
    DepartmentPediatrics


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    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, ARPhD2022Clinical Psychology
    University of Kansas Medical Center, Overland Park, KSFellowship2023Child Psychology

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    I am broadly interested in understanding how risk and resiliency factors influence youth mental health and developmental outcomes more broadly.
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         (Meredith Scafe, PhD)Oct 1, 2024 - Oct 1, 2026
    Katherine B. Richardson Foundation - Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
    Project FLOURISH: Fostering Long-Term Outcomes Using Resilience-Informed Strategies for Health
    Role Description: The goal of this study is to understand how multisystemic (i.e., individual, family, and community) risk and resiliency factors influence outcomes of evidence-based behavioral health treatment for youth.
    Role: Primary Investigator

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    1. Bolch MB, Moore RM, Robertson GC, Scafe MJ, Milkovich LM. Screens Are Not the Enemy: Recommendations for Developing Healthy Digital Habits in Youth. Mo Med. 2025; 122(4):297-303. PMID: 40787030.
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    2. Scafe M, Kanya M, Flynn M, Chettiar R. Anxiety and Depression in Today's Youth: A Current Look into Assessment and Treatment. Mo Med. 2025; 122(4):283-290. PMID: 40787016.
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    3. Weiler, L. M., Scafe, M., Keyzers, A. M., Spencer, R., Burningham, K., & Cavell, T. A. Parents’ attitudes toward and experiences with seeking informal mentors for their children. Children and Youth Services Review. 2024; 161:107681.
    4. Mutignani, L. M., Steggerda, J. C., Scafe, M. J., Vengurlekar, I. N., & Cavell, T. A. e Practice of Rematching in Youth Mentoring: A Study of Planned Rematches in School-Based Mentoring for Children Identified as Aggressive. Children and Youth Services Review. 2024; 158:107476.
    5. Steggerda, J. C., Scafe, M., Pastrana, F. A., Craig, J. T., & Cavell, T. A. . Children’s self-rated lunchroom likability and peer victimization. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 2022; 79:101388.
    6. Bridges AJ, Mapes AR, Scafe M, Guzman LE. Primary care behavioral health patients' stage of change: Correlates and relation to follow-up session attendance. Fam Syst Health. 2022 03; 40(1):60-69. PMID: 34807639.
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    7. Scafe, M. J., Mapes, A. R., Guzman, L. E., & Bridges, A. J. Rural versus urban primary care patients’ behavioral health needs and service utilization. Rural versus urban primary care patients’ behavioral health needs and service utilization. 2021; 4(45):268.
    8. Weiler, L. M., Scafe, M., Spencer, R., & Cavell, T. A. Developing a working model to mitigate social isolation. Clinical Social Work Journal. 2020; 1(48):6-17.
    9. Weiler, L. M., Keyzers, A., Scafe, M., Anderson, A., & Cavell, T. A. . “My village fell apart”: Parents' Views on Seeking Informal Mentoring Relationships for Their Children. Family Relations. 2020; 5(69):983-995.
    10. Mapes, A. R., Scafe, M., Mutignani, L. M., Hernandez Rodriguez, J., Pastrana, F. A., Gregus, S., ... & Cavell, T. A. . Liked by peers or liked by teachers: Differential patterns of bullying over time. Journal of school violence. 2020; 4(19):470-484.
    11. Sourk, M., Weiler, L. M., & Cavell, T. A. . Risk, support, and reasons for wanting a mentor: Comparing parents of youth in community versus school-based matches. Children and Youth Services Review. 2019; 99:156-164.
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