Publications
Sport and Well-being
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Waters, A. M., Sluis, R. A., Usher, W., Farrell, L. J., Donovan, C. L., Modecki, K. L., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Knox, C., Castle, M., & Hinchey, J. (2026). Mental health outcomes for teenage boys and girls following a youth sports development program including a mental health program. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 38(1), 75-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2025.2495590

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Waters, A.M., Sluis, R.A., Usher, W., Farrell, L.J., Donovan, C.L., Modecki, K.L., Zimmer-Gembeck, M.J., Castle, M., & Hinchey, J. (2025) Reaching young people in urban and rural communities with mental health and wellbeing support within a youth sports development program: Integrating in-person and remote modes of service delivery. Journal of Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 56, 1446-1456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01647-1.

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Waters, A.M., Sluis, R.A., Ryan, K.M., Usher, W., Farrell, L.J., Donovan, C.L., Modecki, K.L., Zimmer-Gembeck, M.J., Castle, M., & Hinchey, J. (2023). Evaluating the multi-technology delivery of a mental health and wellbeing system of care within a youth sports development program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Behaviour Change. https://doi.org/10.1017/bec.2022.17

 

Waters, A. M., Sluis, R. A….Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., & Spence, S. H. (2022). Examining the process of implementing a three-step mental health and wellbeing system of care for children and adolescents across multiple community settings. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 53, 822-839. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01184-9

 

Waters, A., Sluis, R. A., Usher, W., Farrell, L. J., Donovan, C. L., Modecki, K. L., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Castle, M., & Hinchey, J. (2022). Kick-starting youth wellbeing and access to mental health care: Efficacy of an integrated model of care within a junior sports development program. Behavior Research & Therapy, 157, 104166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2022.104166

 

Dowell, T., Waters, A. M., Usher, W., Farrell, L. J., Donovan, C. L., Modecki, K. L., Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J.,…,& Hinchey, J. (2021). Tackling mental health in youth sporting programs: A pilot study of a holistic program. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 52(1), 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-00984-9

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