The primary goal of this study funded by the Department of Defense is to determine the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral coping skills program called TEACH (the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood-onset Lupus). TEACH is designed to improve psychological/functional- and disease- related outcomes in youth with cSLE. We will also investigate longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms in recipients and explore implementation outcomes. MSU will serve as the data coordinating center for this multi-site trial. Participating rheumatology sites include Toronto Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Canada), Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (MI), Seattle Children’s Hospital (WA), Montefiore Medical Center (NY), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (OH), University of Alabama, Birmingham (AL), and Children’s Hospital New Orleans (LA).
