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Heafner, J., & Mauldin, L. (2019). Expanding systems thinking: Incorporating tools from medical sociology into MFT education and research. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(2), 244–255. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1111/jmft.12337
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how structural components of the mental healthcare system shape the practice of therapy. The researcher drew from the field of medical sociology to illustrate how three dominant structures—managed care, diagnosis, and evidence-based models—are intertwining and mutually reinforcing systems that have significant and long-term implications for systemic therapists and researchers.

Marie, M., & SaadAdeen, S. (2021). Mental health consequences of home demolition policy towered Palestinians: Literature review. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15(1), 1–12. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1186/s13033-021-00472-0
This article provides a deeper understanding of mental health consequences due to home demolition. The study revealed high levels of stress was associated with losing a family home during home demolition, and the stress didn’t only carry out immediate effects, but also long-term mental consequences such as depression, stress, anxiety, phobias, and lack of hope in the future throughout the lives of those Palestinian families who had actually experienced home demolition, along with those who have experienced a constant threat of demolition to their homes.

Mutschler, C., Bellamy, C., Davidson, L., Lichtenstein, S., & Kidd, S. (2021). Implementation of peer support in mental health services: A systematic review of the literature. Psychological Services, 1-16. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1037/ser0000531
This article sheds light on the existing literature on the implementation of peer support interventions and identifies barriers and facilitators using an implementation framework.

Valero, E., Martin, U., Bacigalupe, A., & Utzet, M. (2021). The impact of precarious jobs on mental health: A gender-sensitive literature review. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 94(4), 577-589. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1007/s00420-020-01605-7
This study shares the literature on gender inequalities and their consequences. The aim of this study was to analyze the extent to which research and knowledge production concerning the impact of precarious employment on the mental health of workers incorporates a gender perspective.

Northcentral University Library. (2021). Resources for a literature review or annotated bibliography. Northcentral University.
This website contains several useful resources about literature reviews.

Clark, K. R., & Buckley, M. B. (2017). Using a synthesis matrix to plan a literature review. Radiologic Technology, 88(3), 354–357.

Sensenig, D. J., Walsh, B., Machiz, I., Stanley, N., Russell, M., & McCoy, M. (2020). Utilizing what we know about tele-mental health in tele-financial planning: A systematic literature review. Journal of Financial Planning, 35(9), 48–58.
A systematic literature review on telemental health found evidence to suggest that virtual delivery of therapy services is as effective and more efficient than face-to-face therapy, while expanding access and lowering costs. This systematic literature review organizes and presents key insights from telemental health research that might affect tele-financial planning best practices and future research.