Newport Healthcare Center for Research and Innovation
The Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) aims to promote empirical values in mental healthcare—merging academic research with a forward-thinking clinical environment.
The Center’s overall goals are to continually expand our understanding of our patient population and their needs, improve patient outcomes, support the professional development of our staff, and advance the industry as a whole. As one of the few institutions of its kind, the CRI establishes Newport as a thought leader in the field and an innovator in bridging science and clinical practice.
View Our Outcomes
Newport Healthcare’s research shows that our comprehensive treatment model creates transformative, lasting results for adolescents and young adults in both residential and outpatient care. Visit our interactive page to view:
- Teen and young adult diagnoses and patient profiles
- Well-being increases from “poor” to “well”
- Anxiety and depression improvements from severe to mild
- OCD and eating disorder treatment outcomes
- Post-discharge and general functioning results
- Satisfaction data from patients, parents, and professionals
The Mission of the CRI: Ongoing Work and New Initiatives
The Center’s purpose is to advance Newport Healthcare as a leader and innovator in adolescent and young adult residential care, research, and program development, through:
- Outcomes evaluation and data-informed care
- Research and field-advancing knowledge
- Professional and clinical development for staff
About the CRI’s Senior Director
Michael Roeske, PsyD
Michael Roeske, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, executive leadership, and research. In his role with the Center, he leads outcomes monitoring, measurement-based care, and behavioral health research programs.
Dr. Roeske has held executive roles in top treatment programs and previously served as a clinical director, therapist, and adjunct professor across diverse settings. He is a Board Member and Ethics Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Association of Addiction Professionals and serves on the NAATP FoRSE Advisory Board. His expertise has also been featured in outlets like CNN, the Huffington Post, and Men’s Health.
Research and Field-Advancing Knowledge
The CRI’s collection of demographic, baseline, and outcomes data will help fill gaps in existing research, measure important factors in treatment-seeking patient populations, and guide program assessment and development.
Data is also used to study the efficacy of treatment and durability of change, and to inform empirical research studies. Significant findings will be submitted for publication in scholarly journals and presentations at national conferences, and used to further the industry of adolescent, young adult, and family treatment.
The development of a body of research supports relationships between treatment programs and accrediting organizations, licensing bodies, and insurance payers. This work can potentially be collaborative and generative in a way that creates a synergistic effect—with the ultimate goal of helping more young people find long-term, sustainable healing.
Michael Roeske, PsyD
Senior Director, Center for Research and Innovation
Published Studies Using Newport Healthcare Outcomes Data
- Adolescent residential treatment outcomes: Changes in depressive symptoms throughout treatment. Children and Youth Services Review. Winston-Lindeboom, P., Watkins, N., Roeske, M., Ruan-Iu, L., Weissinger, G., & Diamond, G.
- Augmenting ERP With Attachment-Based Family Therapy: A Case Report in Residential OCD Treatment. Journal of cognitive psychotherapy. Hettler, M., Steinberg, E., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Diamond, G., Riemann, B., & Roeske, M.
- Family-centered care in psychiatric residential and inpatient treatment for youth: Three family systems models. Family Therapy Magazine. Diamond, G., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Quigneaux, S., Sherbersky, H., Devacht, I., Roeske, M.
- Integrating Care: A Case Report on an Adolescent Male with an Eating Disorder in a Psychiatric Residential Program. Residential Treatment For Children & Youth. Loftus, M., Becker, K., Roeske, M., Ruan-Iu, L., & Winston-Lindeboom, P.
- Parental Attachment for Emerging Adults in Psychiatric Residential Treatment: Associations with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms. The Family Journal
- Social Media Use in Childhood and Adolescence: Minimizing Its Adverse Effects Through Corporate Social Responsibility and European Union Regulations. Handbook of Children and Screens (pp. 477-484). Springer, Cham. Montag, C., Demetrovics, Z., Elhai, J. D., Grant, D., et al.
- Problematic Internet Use: A General Perspective. In Handbook of Children and Screens (pp. 179-185). Springer, Cham. Grant, D., & Rumpf, H. J.
- Hettler, M., Steinberg, E., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Diamond, G., Riemann, B., & Roeske, M. (2025). Augmenting ERP With Attachment-Based Family Therapy: A Case Report in Residential OCD Treatment. Journal of cognitive psychotherapy, JCP-2025-0017.R1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1891/JCP-2025-0017
- Diamond, G., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Quigneaux, S., Sherbersky, H., Devacht, I., Roeske, M. (2025, November 20). Family-centered care in psychiatric residential and inpatient treatment for youth: Three family systems models. Family Therapy Magazine, 25(6). https://ftm.aamft.org/family-centered-care-in-psychiatric-residential-and-inpatient-treatment-for-youth-three-family-systems-models/
- Rivers, A. S., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Whitaker, A., Watkins, N., Roeske, M., & Ruan-Iu, L. (2025). Parental Attachment for Emerging Adults in Psychiatric Residential Treatment: Associations with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms. The Family Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807251384280
- Grant, D. (2025). A View of Social Media From A Clinician’s Couch. In The Oxford Handbook of Media Psychology (2nd ed., pp. 48–68). chapter, Oxford University Press.
- Loftus, M., Becker, K., Roeske, M., Ruan-Iu, L., & Winston-Lindeboom, P. (2025). Integrating Care: A Case Report on an Adolescent Male with an Eating Disorder in a Psychiatric Residential Program. Residential Treatment For Children & Youth, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/0886571X.2025.2523026
- Winston-Lindeboom, P., Watkins, N., Roeske, M., Ruan-Iu, L., Weissinger, G., & Diamond, G. (2025). Adolescent residential treatment outcomes: Changes in depressive symptoms throughout treatment. Children and Youth Services Review, 108239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108239
- Montag, C., Demetrovics, Z., Elhai, J. D., Grant, D., Koning, I., Rumpf, H. J., … & van den Eijnden, R. (2025). Social Media Use in Childhood and Adolescence: Minimizing Its Adverse Effects Through Corporate Social Responsibility and European Union Regulations. In Handbook of Children and Screens (pp. 477-484). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_65
- Grant, D., & Rumpf, H. J. (2025). Introduction to the Section on Problematic Use of the Internet in Childhood and Adolescence. In Handbook of Children and Screens (pp. 173-178). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_24
- Fineberg, N. A., Grant, D., Demetrovics, Z., Brand, M., Burkauskas, J., Corazza, O., … & Weinstein, A. M. (2025). Problematic Internet Use: A General Perspective. In Handbook of Children and Screens (pp. 179-185). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5_25
- Evaluating attachment-based family therapy in residential treatment in the United States: Does adolescents’ increased attachment security to caregivers lead to decreases in depressive symptoms? Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. Diamond, G., Rivers, A.S., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Russon, J., & Roeske, M. (2024)
- Can research on family factors in youth psychiatric residential treatment programs inform efforts to implement family-centered care? The Family Journal. Winston-Lindeboom, P., Diamond, G., Roeske, M., & Rivers, A. S. (2024)
- Validation of the Client Satisfaction Scale for Youth in Residential Psychiatric Care. Residential Treatment For Children & Youth. Ruan, L., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Rivers, A. S., Diamond, G., Chod, D., & Roeske, M. (2024)
- Bolstering family therapy: Assimilating EMDR into ABFT in youth residential treatment. Family Process. Dellorco, M., Lynch, O., Ziegelmeyer, E., Roeske, M., Winston-Lindeboom, P., & Diamond, G. (2024)
- A primer for quantum computing and its applications to healthcare and biomedical research. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Durant, T. J. S., Knight, E., Nelson, B., Dudgeon, S., Lee, S. J., Walliman, D., Young, H. P., Ohno-Machado, L., & Schulz, W. L. (2024)
- Treatment readiness in psychiatric residential care for adolescents. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. Diamond, G., Ruan-Iu, L., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Rivers, A. S., Weissinger, G., & Roeske, M. (2024)
- How Recognized Addiction Models and Our Relationships with Digital Media Intersect. Handbook of Media Psychology. Grant, D. (2024). Journal of Social and Personal Relationships: Attachment to parental figures in emerging adults from Brazil, India, and Nigeria: Associations with anxiety and depressive symptoms
- Addictive Behaviors: Problematic social media use in childhood and adolescence
- Residential Treatment for Children and Youth: The Challenges of Assessing Anxiety Symptoms for Adolescents and Young Adults in Residential Treatment: The BHS-Anxiety and the GAD-7 Scales
- Journal of Family Psychology: Maternal and paternal attachment in high-risk adolescents: Unique and interactive associations with anxiety and depressive symptoms
- European Journal of Psychological Assessment: Validation of the Behavioral Health Screen-Depression With Adolescents in Residential Care
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence: Family and Peer Relationships in a Residential Youth Sample: Exploring Unique, Non-Linear, and Interactive Associations with Depressive Symptoms and Suicide Risk
The Latest Conference Presentations by Newport Thought Leaders
National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, November 2025, Baltimore, MD
“Associations between substance use and change in attachment insecurity in adolescence in residential care: Differences by parent and adolescent gender,” with Drs. Watkins, N., Roeske and Rivers, and Payne Winston-Lindeboom, MA
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, October 2025, Chicago, IL
“Caring for Eating Disorder Patients: What the Non-Eating Disorder Specialist Needs to Know” with Drs. Goetz, Frank, Mahr and Walker, and Kara Becker, LMFT
American Psychological Association Convention, August 2025, Denver, CO
“Device Use Impact on the Caregiver-Child Relationship: New Study Evidences Insecure Attachment Risks,” with Drs. Grant, Nosal, and Roeske
Global Online OCD Conference, November 2025
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity OCD: Considering Unique Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges, with Drs. Hadzik and Park
American Mental Health Counselors Association Conference & Expo, June 2025, Las Vegas, NV
“Emerging Complexities and Challenges Surrounding Childhood Trauma Narratives,” with Michael Roeske, PsyD
East Coast Symposium, October 2025, West Palm Beach, FL
“A Disease of Loneliness: Addiction through an Attachment Theory Lens with Michael Roeske, PsyD
Professional and Clinical Development for Newport Staff
The Center contributes to clinical staff development by assisting in the use of research and data to inform treatment and by improving our understanding of the patient populations being served.
In addition, the Center explores pathways of professional development for staff. That might mean working with the Center as part of a research project, a clinical workgroup, presenting at a conference or continuing education event, or being kept abreast of advancements in the field.
About the CRI
Following five years of outcomes research with third-party academic institutions, the CRI was established in 2022 as an outgrowth of Newport Healthcare’s partnership with Guy Diamond, PhD, co–model developer of Attachment-Based Family Therapy, a groundbreaking empirically supported modality that provides the framework for Newport’s family therapy approach.
Dr. Diamond and his team of researchers were instrumental in supporting Newport’s launching of the CRI, including the development of various proprietary scales measuring client improvements and experience.
A Q&A with Dr. Roeske, Senior Director
As a child, Michael Roeske was passionate about math. “I felt that there were patterns to be found everywhere, that everything could be measured and worked through equations, and therefore it was vitally important to study, understand, and apply those principles to theoretically everything,” he recalls.
In this Q&A, Dr. Roeske discusses the power of analytics and the search for objective truth, and shares the Center’s purpose and goals, how it helps drive Newport’s mission, and what he finds most intriguing about this work.
