Admission to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities among Youth from Families Investigated for Maltreatment

This study uses large, longitudinal, multisector administrative datasets of families investigated by child welfare services for maltreatment to explore which children are more likely to later enter psychiatric residential treatment facilities. This question is grounded in a pressing interest to unde...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2017, Vol.26 (1), p.306-316
Main Authors: Lanier, Paul, Rose, Roderick A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abused children
Adolescents
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child abuse & neglect
Child and School Psychology
Child Neglect
Child welfare
Emotional Disturbances
Families & family life
Foster care
Health care
Health facilities
Maltreatment
Medicaid
Mental health services
Original Paper
Patient admissions
Psychiatry
Psychology
Residential treatment
Social Sciences
Sociology
Treatment methods
Welfare services
Well being
Youth
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Summary:This study uses large, longitudinal, multisector administrative datasets of families investigated by child welfare services for maltreatment to explore which children are more likely to later enter psychiatric residential treatment facilities. This question is grounded in a pressing interest to understand these costly, highly restrictive mental health treatment settings. We use statewide data from one Southeastern state linked from multiple systems (child welfare services, income maintenance, and Medicaid). We use Cox regression analyses to develop models predicting psychiatric residential treatment facilities entry among children 5–17 years, whose families were investigated for maltreatment between 2003 and 2012 ( n  = 182,676). Findings show children from these families who enter foster care have a heightened risk for psychiatric residential treatment facilities entry (hazard ratio = 11.63), after controlling for other factors. Study findings build on a body of research underscoring the importance of the overlap of child welfare and mental health systems to child well-being.
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-016-0541-3