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Koob C, Stuenkel M, Gagnon RJ, Griffin SF, Sease K. Examining Patient- and Community-Level Factors Associated with Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access Within a Patient Navigation Program. Community Ment Health J 2024; 60:1055-1067. [PMID: 38507129 PMCID: PMC11199227 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01258-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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In 2021, national leaders in the United States declared a "national youth mental health crisis." Still, only 1-in-4 children receive adequate mental healthcare access. Patient Navigator Programs (PNPs) can improve children's referral-to-connection to mental health services. We examined patient- and community-level factors associated with pediatric mental healthcare access. Pediatric Support Services (PSS) is a PNP that triages mental and behavioral health referrals within a large health system in a southeastern state. This study analyzes PSS data from September 2017-March 2023 and Child Opportunity Index 2.0 state-normed zip-code level data to assess social drivers of health estimates. Structural equation modeling was conducted between patient- and community-level factors and connection to mental health services. Overall, 62.7% of children connected to mental health services since PSS' inception. Regardless of SDOH, as children get older, they are more likely to connect with mental health services (β = .053, SE = .010, p < .001). Children with greater number of referral needs are more likely to connect with mental health services (β = .034, SE = .011, p = .002). Further, children who live in communities with higher opportunity levels are more likely to connect with mental health services (β = .016, SE = .008, p = .040), suggesting that children who live in low-income communities experience more barriers to mental healthcare. Social drivers may inform referral practices and tiered navigation support for optimal mental healthcare access among children. Further research should demonstrate the effectiveness of PNPs integrated within healthcare and community-based settings.
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- Caitlin Koob
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 501 Edwards Hall, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA.
- Prisma Health Children's Hospital-Upstate, Greenville, SC, USA.
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- Department of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 501 Edwards Hall, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Prisma Health Children's Hospital-Upstate, Greenville, SC, USA
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA
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Edbrooke-Childs J, Rashid A, Ritchie B, Deighton J. Predictors of amounts of child and adolescent mental health service use. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2023; 32:2335-2342. [PMID: 36114311 PMCID: PMC10576665 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-02063-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The aim of this study was to build evidence about how to tailor services to meet the individual needs of young people by identifying predictors of amounts of child and adolescent mental health service use. We conducted a secondary analysis of a large administrative dataset from services in England was conducted using the Mental Health Services Data Set (years 2016-17 and 2017-18). The final sample included N = 27,362 episodes of care (periods of service use consisting of at least two attended care contacts and less than 180 days between care contacts) from 39 services. There were 50-10,855 episodes per service. The descriptive statistics for episodes of care were: Mage = 13 years, SDage = 4.71, range = 0-25 years; 13,785 or 50% male. Overall, there were high levels of heterogeneity in number of care contacts within episodes of care: M = 11.12, SD = 28.28, range = 2-1529. Certain characteristics predicted differential patterns of service use. For example, young people with substance use (beta = 6.29, 95% CI = 5.06-7.53) or eating disorders (beta = 4.30, 95% CI = 3.29-5.30) were particularly more likely to have higher levels of service use. To build on this, evidence is needed about predictors of child and adolescent mental health treatment outcome and whether the same characteristics predict levels of improvement as well as levels of service use.
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- Julian Edbrooke-Childs
- Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL and Anna Freud Centre, 4-8 Rodney Street, London, N1 9JH, UK.
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- Child Outcomes Research Consortium, UCL and Anna Freud Centre, London, UK
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- Child Outcomes Research Consortium, UCL and Anna Freud Centre, London, UK
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- Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL and Anna Freud Centre, 4-8 Rodney Street, London, N1 9JH, UK
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Pederson CA, Dir AL, Schwartz K, Ouyang F, Monahan PO, Tu W, Wiehe SE, Aalsma MC. Associations between outpatient treatment and the use of intensive psychiatric healthcare services. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2023; 28:1380-1392. [PMID: 36737059 DOI: 10.1177/13591045231154106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The current manuscript examines concurrent and longitudinal associations between the utilization of outpatient and intensive psychiatric services among Medicaid-enrolled youth. Using an administrative dataset of Medicaid claims from 2007 to 2017, youth were included if they were between the ages of 10-18 (M = 13.4, SD = 2.6) and had a psychiatric Medicaid claim (N = 33,590). Psychiatric services were coded as outpatient, emergency department (ED), inpatient, or residential based on Medicaid codes. Logistic regression analyses indicated that the receipt of even one outpatient visit significantly reduced the odds of having an ED, inpatient, and residential visit within 60-, 90-, and 120-day windows. Survival analyses indicated most youth did not have any ED, inpatient, or residential visit following their first outpatient visit. For remaining youth, having an outpatient visit significantly increased the risk of having an ED, inpatient, and residential visit following their initial appointment, which may suggest these youth are being triaged to a more appropriate level of care. Classification accuracy analyses indicated a cutoff of 2 outpatient visits yielded maximum accuracy in determining youth with ED, inpatient, and residential visits. Findings highlight use of outpatient-level services in reducing risk of more intensive service utilization.
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- Casey A Pederson
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Yu-Lefler HF, Hsu YJ, Sen A, Marsteller J. Service Utilization for Parent Management of Early Childhood Behavior Problems in a Private Outpatient Behavioral Clinic: The Impact of Out-of-Pocket Cost, Travel Distance, and Initial Treatment Progress. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2023; 50:834-847. [PMID: 37382741 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-023-01282-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Poorly-managed early childhood disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) have costly psychological and societal burdens. While parent management training (PMT) is recommended to effectively manage DBDs, appointment adherence is poor. Past studies on influential factors of PMT appointment adherence focused on parental factors. Less well studied are social drivers relative to early treatment gains. This study investigated how financial and time cost relative to early gains influence PMT appointment adherence for early childhood DBDs in a clinic of a large behavioral health pediatric hospital from 2016 to 2018. Using information obtained from the clinic's data repository, claims records, public census and geospatial data, we assessed how owed unpaid charges, travel distance from home to clinic, and initial behavioral progress influences total and consistent attendance of appointments for commercially- and publicly-insured (Medicaid and Tricare) patients, controlling for demographic, service, and clinical differences. We further assessed how social deprivation interacted with unpaid charges to influence appointment adherence for commercially-insured patients. Commercially-insured patients had poorer appointment adherence with longer travel distances, or having unpaid charges and greater social deprivation; they also attended fewer total appointments with faster behavioral progress. Comparatively, publicly-insured patients were not affected by travel distance and had higher consistent attendance with faster behavioral progress. Longer travel distance and difficulty paying service costs while living in greater social deprivation are barriers to care for commercially-insured patients. Targeted intervention may be needed for this specific subgroup to attend and stay engaged in treatment.
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- Helen Fan Yu-Lefler
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
- Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- The Health Care Cost Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Dir AL, Pederson CA, Ouyang F, Monahan PO, Schwartz K, Wiehe SE, Aalsma MC. Examining Patterns of Psychotherapy Service Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adolescents. Psychiatr Serv 2023; 74:374-380. [PMID: 36597697 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Adolescents with behavioral health disorders (i.e., mental health disorders and substance use) often experience frequent recurrence of symptoms, suggesting a need for an ongoing behavioral health intervention, rather than a single course of treatment. However, little is known about mental health care service use among adolescents over longer periods. The authors examined longitudinal patterns of outpatient behavioral health service utilization in a large sample of adolescents. METHODS Medicaid claims for 8,197 adolescents (ages 10.0-13.9 years, mean±SD=11.5±1.2; 61% male) from one Indiana county between 2006 and 2017 were examined, with a focus on outpatient psychotherapy visits. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to detect clusters of longitudinal patterns of outpatient psychotherapy visits across 5 years, beginning with an adolescent's first behavioral health visit. RESULTS A five-class LCA model emerged with unique classes of service use based on duration and level of engagement (frequency) of monthly outpatient psychotherapy visits. Most adolescents fell in the nonuse class (38.7% of the sample). Additional classes were defined as late-onset low engagement (17.1%), early-onset high engagement (15.5%), early-onset moderate engagement (16.7%), and continuously high engagement (11.9%). Statistically significant differences were found across the classes in average duration and frequency of involvement (p<0.001), as well as in demographic characteristics (race, age, gender, and ethnicity) and behavioral health diagnoses (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS These findings confirm that adolescents with behavioral health diagnoses do not follow a uniform pattern of psychotherapy utilization. The distinct patterns of service use point toward the need to identify appropriate long-term service recommendations for adolescents.
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- Allyson L Dir
- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Department of Pediatrics (Dir, Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Psychiatry (Dir), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine (Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Biostatistics (Ouyang, Monahan), and Department of Pediatrics (Wiehe), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Department of Pediatrics (Dir, Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Psychiatry (Dir), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine (Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Biostatistics (Ouyang, Monahan), and Department of Pediatrics (Wiehe), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Department of Pediatrics (Dir, Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Psychiatry (Dir), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine (Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Biostatistics (Ouyang, Monahan), and Department of Pediatrics (Wiehe), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Department of Pediatrics (Dir, Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Psychiatry (Dir), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine (Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Biostatistics (Ouyang, Monahan), and Department of Pediatrics (Wiehe), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Department of Pediatrics (Dir, Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Psychiatry (Dir), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine (Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Biostatistics (Ouyang, Monahan), and Department of Pediatrics (Wiehe), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Department of Pediatrics (Dir, Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Psychiatry (Dir), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine (Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Biostatistics (Ouyang, Monahan), and Department of Pediatrics (Wiehe), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Research Program, Department of Pediatrics (Dir, Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Psychiatry (Dir), Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine (Pederson, Schwartz, Aalsma), Department of Biostatistics (Ouyang, Monahan), and Department of Pediatrics (Wiehe), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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Wamser-Nanney R, Campbell CL. Factors associated with caregiver help seeking behavior among at-risk children. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2022; 134:105937. [PMID: 36327764 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few at-risk school-age children receive needed psychological help, and our understanding of predictors of service use in this population is limited. Many broader contextual factors have received little attention including caregiver's trauma history and social support, father involvement, family functioning, and neighborhood satisfaction. The links between types of and cumulative maltreatment have also been inconsistent, and prior work has not always accounted for children's symptoms. OBJECTIVE The current study examined child, caregiver, family, neighborhood, and maltreatment factors in relation to past-year mental health service use among at-risk eight-year-old children. Cumulative and types of maltreatment were both investigated to help elucidate the role of these experiences. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING/METHOD Eight hundred and forty-five eight-year-old at-risk children (48.3 % male; 59.5 % Black) from the Longitudinal Studies in Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) were included. RESULTS A small portion of children (12.4 %) received psychological help in the previous year. Children's externalizing symptoms, residing with a non-biological caregiver, cumulative maltreatment and sexual and emotional abuse were associated with seeking psychological services, whereas physical abuse, neglect, and domestic violence exposure were not. Other caregiver factors, and family and neighborhood factors were also unrelated. CONCLUSIONS Non-biological caregivers as well as caregivers of children with higher levels of externalizing symptoms may be more inclined to seek out mental health services, along with greater, and specific, maltreatment experiences. These findings indicate that child factors may be key in understanding help seeking, however, it is important to further consider other broader contextual factors in future work.
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- Rachel Wamser-Nanney
- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Nurminen M. Association of mental health and behavioral disorders with health care and service utilization in children before and after diagnosis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0278198. [PMID: 36441702 PMCID: PMC9704676 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mental health is one of the most important contributors to the global burden of disease in children and adolescents. Mental health conditions are associated with lower quality of life in adulthood. These conditions have an early onset and typically first occur in childhood. However, little is known about how these conditions are related to service utilization before the initial diagnosis, or about the significance of the diagnosis on later service utilization. To study this, register data on 5-15-year-old children in the city of Oulu, Finland, covering the years 2013-2018 were used. To identify the association of mental health and behavioral conditions with service utilization, counterfactuals were constructed from children who were similarly diagnosed three years later. Event study regressions on several health care and service utilization outcomes were estimated. The findings showed that primary and specialized health care utilization increased sharply before the initial diagnosis and peaked during the time of diagnosis. Primary care utilization started decreasing slowly after, while specialized health care utilization remained high for two years after the diagnosis. Probability of visiting a mental health professional, use of rehabilitation services, psychiatric medication, and utilization of child protection services increased significantly after the diagnosis. The results highlighted the importance of outpatient health care in detecting and treating the conditions in children. In a fragmented system, knowledge on utilization trajectories in different services may be of help in allocating resources to improve the health of these children.
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- Mikko Nurminen
- The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), Helsinki, Finland
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Ricketts EJ, Woods DW, Espil FM, McGuire JF, Stiede JT, Schild J, Yadegar M, Bennett SM, Specht MW, Chang S, Scahill L, Wilhelm S, Peterson AL, Walkup JT, Piacentini J. Childhood Predictors of Long-Term Tic Severity and Tic Impairment in Tourette's Disorder. Behav Ther 2022; 53:1250-1264. [PMID: 36229120 PMCID: PMC9872160 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Tics peak in late childhood and decline during adolescence. Yet, for some with Tourette's disorder, tics persist into adulthood. We evaluated childhood predictors of adult tic severity and tic impairment, and change over time. Eighty adolescents/adults were evaluated 11 years following a randomized-controlled trial of behavior therapy. An independent evaluator rated tic severity and tic impairment at baseline, posttreatment, and long-term follow-up. At baseline, parents completed demographics/medical history, and youth tic, internalizing, and externalizing symptom ratings. Youth rated premonitory urge severity and family functioning. After controlling for prior tic treatment effects, female sex and higher tic severity predicted higher tic severity in adulthood; and female sex, no stimulant medication use, higher tic severity, and poorer family functioning predicted higher tic impairment. Higher tic severity and premonitory urge severity predicted smaller reductions in tic severity, whereas higher externalizing symptoms predicted greater reduction in tic severity. Female sex predicted smaller reduction in tic impairment, and externalizing symptoms predicted greater reduction in tic impairment. Female sex and childhood tic severity are important predictors of tic severity and tic impairment in adulthood. Family functioning, premonitory urge severity, and tic severity are important modifiable targets for early or targeted intervention to improve long-term outcomes.
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- Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Nayak SS, Carpenito T, Zamechek L, Roper K, Méndez-Peñate L, Arty M, Moulin C, Mirand D, Molnar BE. Predictors of Service Utilization of Young Children and Families Enrolled in a Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Program. Community Ment Health J 2022; 58:1191-1206. [PMID: 35043286 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-021-00929-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Understanding early childhood mental health service utilization in community-based clinical settings is important. Project Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health (Project LAUNCH) provided mental health-related services for young children and families within pediatric medical homes. Using data from the Project LAUNCH evaluation (n = 106), we implemented negative binomial regression models to determine if baseline variables were associated with service utilization, defined as the number of encounters between the family and the team. Past-year homelessness emerged as a significant predictor of service utilization. Encounters for families with children who experienced homelessness within the last 12 months occurred at a rate 34.5% lower than those who had not experienced homelessness. Results highlight the importance of addressing homelessness as a barrier to mental health service utilization for families. Screening for recent housing insecurity and developing interventions that integrate housing support services into mental health programs may inform strategies to increase attendance for families with young children.
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- Sameera S Nayak
- Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Mail Stop 314 INV, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Mail Stop 314 INV, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Mail Stop 314 INV, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Boston, MA, USA
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- Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Program, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA, USA
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- Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Program, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Mail Stop 314 INV, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, Mail Stop 314 INV, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Wamser-Nanney R, Campbell CL. Correlates of caregiver's help seeking behavior among young maltreated children. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2022; 126:105520. [PMID: 35091133 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Relatively few maltreated children receive mental health services, despite the importance of treatment in combating the deleterious impact of maltreatment. Characteristics of the child, caregiver, and family have been investigated in relation to caregiver's help seeking behavior for children's psychological difficulties; yet, these associations have been inconsistent, and are very understudied among younger maltreated children. Other aspects of the child's environment, such as father involvement, negative life events, and neighborhood risk and satisfaction have not been examined. It is also uncertain how cumulative maltreatment and the specific forms of maltreatment - sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, are associated with mental health consultation. OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to utilize an ecological model that included child, caregiver, family, neighborhood, and maltreatment factors to better understand caregiver's help seeking behavior. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING/METHOD The study relied upon 448 six-year-old maltreated children (47.5% male; 48.7% Black) from the Longitudinal Studies in Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) study. RESULTS Several factors, including child's gender and externalizing symptoms, and caregiver educational attainment and depression and were associated with mental health consultation. Cumulative maltreatment, however, was unrelated. When the specific forms of maltreatment were included, none of the individual maltreatment types were tied to help seeking behavior. CONCLUSIONS Child and caregiver factors, such as child's level of behavioral challenges as caregiver's level of education and depression, may contribute to decisions regarding seeking services for young, maltreated children. However, neither cumulative nor the forms of maltreatment may correspond with help seeking among young, maltreated children.
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- Rachel Wamser-Nanney
- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Stewart SL, Celebre A, Semovski V, Hirdes JP, Vadeboncoeur C, Poss JW. The interRAI Child and Youth Suite of Mental Health Assessment Instruments: An Integrated Approach to Mental Health Service Delivery. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:710569. [PMID: 35370860 PMCID: PMC8967950 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.710569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Various biological, social, psychological, and environmental factors impact children and youth living with mental health problems across their lifespan. To meet the wide-ranging challenges of mental illness, service system integration is needed to improve efficiencies and reduce fragmentation. Unfortunately, the mental health system has been plagued by the lack of coordination across services. There is a general consensus that mental health service delivery must ensure a child or youth's needs are addressed in a collaborative, coordinated, and seamless manner. A key element to successful integration is the development of a comprehensive standardized screening and assessment system. Numerous assessments have been developed to assess child mental health and functioning, but they typically have a very narrow focus with limited use and utility. Not only does this reduce the ability to take a life course perspective to mental health, but this uncoordinated approach also results in redundancies in information collected, additional resources, and increased assessor burden for children, youth, and their families. The interRAI child and youth mental health assessment suite was developed in response to the need for an integrated mental health system for young persons. This suite includes screening and assessment instruments for in-patient and community settings, emergency departments, educational settings, and youth justice custodial facilities. The instruments form a mental health information system intentionally designed to work in an integrated fashion beginning in infancy, and incorporate key applications such as care planning, outcome measurement, resource allocation, and quality improvement. The design of these assessment tools and their psychometric properties are reviewed. Data is then presented using examples related to interpersonal trauma, illustrating the use and utility of the integrated suite, along with the various applications of these assessment systems.
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- Faculty of Education, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Batra I, Gupta A, Taneja K, Goyal A. Letter to the Editor about 'Mental health difficulties across childhood and mental health service use: findings from a longitudinal population-based study'. Br J Psychiatry 2022; 220:163. [PMID: 35184767 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2021.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Isha Batra
- Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B. D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, India
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Lui JHL, Brookman-Frazee L, Vázquez AL, Cox JR, Innes-Gomberg D, Taguchi K, Pesanti K, Lau AS. Patterns of Child Mental Health Service Utilization Within a Multiple EBP System of Care. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2021; 49:506-520. [PMID: 34837572 PMCID: PMC9005401 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-021-01179-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The current study (1) characterizes patterns of mental health service utilization over 8 years among youth who received psychotherapy in the context of a community implementation of multiple evidence-based practices (EBPs), and (2) examined youth-, provider- and service-level predictors of service use patterns. Latent profile analyses were performed on 5,663,930 administrative claims data furnished by the county department of mental health. Multinomial logistic regression with Vermunt’s method was used to examine predictors of care patterns. Based on frequency, course, cost, and type of services, three distinct patterns of care were identified: (1) Standard EBP Care (86.3%), (2) Less EBP Care (8.5%), and (3) Repeated/Chronic Care (5.2%). Youth age, ethnicity, primary language, primary diagnosis and secondary diagnosis, provider language and provider type, and caregiver involvement and service setting were significant predictors of utilization patterns. Although the majority of youth received care aligned with common child EBP protocols, a significant portion of youth (13.7%) received no evidence-based care or repeated, costly episodes of care. Findings highlight opportunities to improve and optimize services, particularly for youth who are adolescents or transition-aged, Asian-American/Pacific Islander, Spanish-speaking, or presenting with comorbidities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joyce H L Lui
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, USA
- Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, La Jolla, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles, USA
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- Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA
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Hansen AS, Christoffersen CH, Telléus GK, Lauritsen MB. Referral patterns to outpatient child and adolescent mental health services and factors associated with referrals being rejected. A cross-sectional observational study. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:1063. [PMID: 34625073 PMCID: PMC8501731 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07114-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Outpatient child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are faced with the challenge of balancing increasing demands with limited resources. An additional challenge is high rejection rates of referrals which causes frustration for referring agents and families. In order to effectively plan and allocate available resources within CAMHS there is a need for up-to-date knowledge on referral patterns and factors associated with rejection of referrals. METHODS In this cross-sectional observational study we did a retrospective review of all referrals (n = 1825) for children (0-18) referred for assessment at the outpatient CAMHS of the North Denmark Region in 2018. RESULTS The most common referral reasons to CAMHS were attention deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD) (27.9%), autism spectrum disorder (22.4%), affective disorders (14.0%) and anxiety disorders (11.6%). The majority of referrals came from general practitioners, but for neurodevelopmental disorders educational psychologists were the primary referral source. Re-referrals constituted more than a third of all referrals (35.9%). Children in care were overrepresented in this clinical sample and had an increased risk (Adj. OR 2.54) of having their referrals rejected by CAMHS. Referrals from general practitioners were also associated with an increased risk of rejection (Adj. OR 3.29). CONCLUSIONS A high proportion of children with mental disorders have a repeated need for assessment by CAMHS. There is a need for future research on predictors of re-referral to outpatient services to identify potential targets for reducing re-referral rates as well as research on how to optimize service provision for children with a repeated need for assessment. General practitioners are the main gatekeepers to CAMHS and research on interventions to improve the referral process should be aimed towards general practitioners.
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- Anna Sofie Hansen
- Aalborg University Hospital, Psychiatry, Mølleparkvej 10, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark. .,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark.
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- Aalborg University Hospital, Psychiatry, Mølleparkvej 10, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark.,Psychology, Department of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Aalborg University Hospital, Psychiatry, Mølleparkvej 10, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark
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Edbrooke-Childs J, Hayes D, Lane R, Liverpool S, Jacob J, Deighton J. Association between single session service attendance and clinical characteristics in administrative data. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry 2021; 26:770-782. [PMID: 33775168 DOI: 10.1177/13591045211002609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A large proportion of young people accessing specialist mental health services do so for a single session. The aim of the present study was to examine the characteristics of young people attending specialist mental health services for a single session and to examine associations between single session attendance and clinical characteristics. Secondary analysis of administrative data on N = 23,300 young people (mean age = 12.73 years, 57% female, 64% White British) was conducted. The mean number of sessions attended was 4.33 and 46% (10,669) attended for a single session. Multilevel logistic regression analysis showed that younger children, Black young people (OR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.01-1.43) or those whose ethnicity was not stated (OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.15-1.35), young people with peer relationship difficulties (OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.04-1.19) or low frequency problems (OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 0.99-1.14), and those with more complexity factors (OR = 1.07, 95% CI = 1.04-1.10) were more likely to attend services for a single session. The present study sets out research questions to prompt future research: (1) the experience of attending services for a single session, (2) identifying groups of single session attenders who do not require further support compared to those who are not able to sustain engagement with more sessions, and (3) whether new care pathways are needed for these groups who currently access specialist mental health services for a single session.
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- Julian Edbrooke-Childs
- Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families & University College London, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, London, UK.,Child Outcomes Research Consortium, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK
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- Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families & University College London, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, London, UK
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- Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families & University College London, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, London, UK
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- Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families & University College London, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, London, UK
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- Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families & University College London, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, London, UK.,Child Outcomes Research Consortium, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London, UK
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- Evidence Based Practice Unit, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families & University College London, Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, London, UK
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Schraeder KE, Barwick M, Cairney J, Carter J, Kurdyak P, Neufeld RWJ, Stewart SL, St Pierre J, Tobon J, Vingilis E, Zaric G, Reid GJ. Re-Accessing Mental Health Care After Age 18: A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Youth Involved with Community-based Child and Youth Mental Health Agencies in Ontario. JOURNAL OF THE CANADIAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY = JOURNAL DE L'ACADEMIE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE DE L'ENFANT ET DE L'ADOLESCENT 2021; 30:12-24. [PMID: 33552169 PMCID: PMC7837527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE About 20-26% of children and youth with a mental health disorder (depending on age and respondent) report receiving services from a community-based Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) agency. However, because agencies have an upper age limit of 18-years old, youth requiring ongoing mental health services must "transition" to adult-oriented care. General healthcare providers (e.g., family physicians) likely provide this care. The objective of this study was to compare the likelihood of receiving physician-based mental health services after age 18 between youth who had received community-based mental health services and a matched population sample. METHOD A longitudinal matched cohort study was conducted in Ontario, Canada. A CYMH cohort that received mental health care at one of five CYMH agencies, aged 7-14 years at their first visit (N=2,822), was compared to age, sex, region-matched controls (N=8,466). RESULTS CYMH youth were twice as likely as the comparison sample to have a physician-based mental health visit (i.e., by a family physician, pediatrician, psychiatrists) after age 18; median time to first visit was 3.3 years. Having a physician mental health visit before age 18 was associated with a greater likelihood of experiencing the outcome than community-based CYMH services alone. CONCLUSION Most youth involved in community-based CYMH agencies will re-access services from physicians as adults. Youth receiving mental health services only within community agencies, and not from physicians, may be less likely to receive physician-based mental health services as adults. Collaboration between CYMH agencies and family physicians may be important for youth who require ongoing care into adulthood.
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Vanier Children's Services, London, Ontario
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Mental Health and Addictions Research Program, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario
- Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario
- Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario
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- Faculty of Education, Western University, London, Ontario
- Children's Health and Therapeutics, Children's Health Research Institute, London, Ontario
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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- Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario
- Department of Management Science, Ivey School of Business, Western University, London, Ontario
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- Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Ontario
- Children's Health and Therapeutics, Children's Health Research Institute, London, Ontario
- Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
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A substantial number of children experience persistent or recurrent problems and may need more than one episode of care. However, there is a paucity of research on recurrent service use. The present study examined the rates and predictors of re-accessing community-based care. Secondary data analyses were conducted on administrative data from 5 mental health agencies in Ontario (N = 1802). Approximately a third (29.6%) of children who had an episode of care re-accessed services again within 4 years; the median time to re-access was 386 days or 12.68 months. Social content (e.g., age, parental marital status) and treatment system (e.g., spacing of visits) variables predicted re-accessing services, although predictors varied based on how services were re-accessed. A better understanding of the factors that influence recurrent service use may help mental health agencies better prepare for and facilitate this process for families.
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