Laura Mills (Ph.D., QM, Psych) is the Director of Research & Evaluation at Pine River Institute in Ontario Canada. She is dedicated to advancing knowledge in the field of youth addiction and mental health through collaborative evaluation, research, and knowledge exchange.
Laura Mills Publications
Eastabrook, J. M. & Mills, L. (2024). Symptom trajectories of youth in live-in treatment facilities before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, DOI: 10.1080/0886571X.2024.2319751
Bettmann, J.E., Martinez-Gutierrez, N., Esrig, R. et al. (2023). Who Declines and Who Improves in Wilderness Therapy?. Child Youth Care Forum (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/
Mills, L., Hall, J., Ridenour, A., & Murphy, M. (2022). The importance of parent engagement in outdoor behavioural health programs for youth. Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs, 14, 150-169.
Uliaszek, A. A., Al-Dajani, N., & Mills, L. (2019). Predictors of attrition from residential treatment for youth with addictive behaviors. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 28, 1-7. DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2018.1561574
Ulliaszek, A. A., Hamdullahpur, K., & Mills, L. (2019). Examining the effectiveness of residential treatment among adolescents with problem substance use. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2019.1682736
Mills, L., Dionne, A., Bingley, J., & Watson, S. L. (2019). Stumbling along, walking on eggshells, and vicious circles: What happens while families wait for youth substance abuse treatment. Canadian Journal of Family and Youth, 11, 56-83.
Riddell, J. K., Barnes, M. E., Mills, L., Creighton, V., & Pepler, D. (2018). Better relationships, mental wellness, and self development: What parents expect from residential treatment for their struggling youth. Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs, 10, 186-212.
Mills, L. (2017). Wilderness Survival Guide to the T-Test. Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs, 9, 54-57.
Creighton, V. & Mills, L. (2017) Family matters: Engaging parents in youth treatment. Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs, 8, 57-64
Mills, L. & Lewis, S. (2017). For all you do, this article is for you: Thoughts on optimizing and evolving treatment evaluation. Journal of Therapeutic Schools & Programs, 8, 12-17.
Mills, L., Pepler, D., & Cribbie, R. A. (2013). Effectiveness of Residential Treatment for Substance Abusing Youth: Benefits of the Pine River Institute program. Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 30, 202-206.
Mara, C. A., Cribbie, R. A., Flora, D. B., LaBrish, C., Mills, L., & Fiskenbaum, L. (2012). An improved model for evaluating change in randomized pretest, posttest, follow-up designs. Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioural and Social Sciences, 8, 97-103.
Mills, L., Cribbie, R. A., & Luh-W-M. (2009). A heteroscedastic, rank-based approach for analyzing 2 x 2 independent groups designs. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 8, 322-336.
Mills, L., Abdulla, E., & Cribbie, R. A. (2010). Quantitative Methodology Research: Is it on psychologists’ reading lists? Tutorials in Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 6, 52-60.
Mills, L., Cribbie, R., & Luh-W-M. (2009). A heteroscedastic, rank-based approach for analyzing 2 x 2 independent groups designs. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 8, 322-336.