Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Adequate access to child and adolescent mental health services for young people in high need populations is an important concern of service systems researchers and program evaluators. We present results of a statewide study of access to community mental health services for eight populations of speci...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2005-09, Vol.14 (3), p.431-441
Main Authors: Pandiani, John A, Banks, Steven M, Simon, Monica M, Van Vleck, M Christine, Pomeroy, Sheila M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Adolescents
Child development
Child psychology
Children
Children & youth
Family relations
Health services
Historical cost accounting
Individualized Instruction
Mental health
Mental health care
Mental Health Programs
Mental Health Services
Mental Illness
Methodology
Public services
Research Methodology
Social science research
Statistical analysis
Teenagers
Users
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Summary:Adequate access to child and adolescent mental health services for young people in high need populations is an important concern of service systems researchers and program evaluators. We present results of a statewide study of access to community mental health services for eight populations of special concern. The analysis relied exclusively on existing databases in conjunction with innovative statistical techniques to provide comprehensive measures of access to care. Our findings indicate that access to care varied substantially across special populations, although children and adolescents in each of our eight "special populations" had greater access to public mental health services than members of the general population of the state. The interpretation of the findings and directions for future research are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-005-6854-2