Biography
Doctoral candidate Christy Sarteschi received her MSW and BASW from Pitt.
She is a licensed clinical social worker in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has worked in community mental health and university-based mental health counseling and as an online therapist for a National Institute of Mental Health-funded feasibility research project testing treatment via the Internet for individuals with schizophrenia and their family members. Sarteschi is working on dissertation research that systematically explores the effectiveness of mental health courts on various clinical and criminal justice outcomes. Her other research interests include the intersection of criminal justice and mental health, schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses, as well as issues faced by child and youth offenders.
Selected Publications
Litschge (Sarteschi), C.M., & Vaughn, M.G. (In press). The mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act of 2004: Problems and prospects. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology.
Vaughn, M. G., Litschge (Sarteschi), C. L., DeLisi, M., Beaver, K. M., & McMillen, J. C. (in press). Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review.
Vaughn, M.G., Newhill, C.E., & Litschge (Sarteschi), C.M. (In press). Cluster profiles of residentially incarcerated adolescent females: Violence and clinical mental health characteristics. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth.
Rotondi, A.J., Sinkule, J., Haas, G.L. Spring, M.B., Litschge (Sarteschi), C.M., Newhill, C.E., Ganguli, R., & Anderson, C.A. (2007). Designing websites for persons with cognitive deficits: Design and usability of a psychoeducational intervention for persons with severe mental illness. Psychological Services, 4, 202-224.
Litschge (Sarteschi), C.M., Greeno, C.G., Anderson, C.M., & Newhill, C.E. (2005). Weight gain information on the Internet for people who have schizophrenia. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28, 387-390.