Contextual Predictors of Mental Health Service Use Among Children Opento Child Welfare
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 December 2004Open access
Michael S. Hurlburt, Laurel K. Leslie, John Landsverk, Richard P. Barth, Barbara J. Burns, Robert D. Gibbons
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Out-of-home placement, age, and race/ethnicity were strong predictors of service use rates, even after controlling for Child Behavior Checklist scores, and increased coordination between local child welfare and mental health agencies was associated with stronger relationships between Child Behavior checklist scores and service use.
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Younger children and those remaining in their homes could benefit from increased specialty mental health services. They have disproportionately low rates of service use, despite high levels of need. Increases in interagency coordination may lead to more efficient allocation of service resources to children with the greatest need and to decreased racial/ethnic disparities.
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