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Caregiver Participation in Community-Based Mental Health Services for Children Receiving Outpatient Care

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Caregiver participation in child mental health treatment has been associated with better youth outcomes, but little is known about the amount and type of caregiver participation in usual care services for children. This study examined 1,255 caregivers’ reports of their participation in the outpatient services their children received through a large, public mental health system in the Southwest. The majority of the caregivers reported that they participated in their child’s services. Extent of participation was associated with several factors including children’s physical health and caregivers’ primary language, satisfaction with the services, feelings of support, and perceptions of barriers to participation. The findings offer some encouragement for the contextual fit for many evidence-based interventions that focus on caregiver involvement, and highlight which caregivers may need greater encouragement to participate in their child’s care.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by a contract from the San Diego Department of Health and Human services and two grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (K23MH080149 and P30MH074678). The authors would like to thank Bill Ganger, Erica Gomez, Beth Janis, Kristen Honda, Nicole Sanchez, and Shellane Villarin for their contributions to this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego and Child and Adolescent Services Research Center at Rady Children’s Hospital, 3020 Children’s Way MC 5033, San Diego, CA, 92123-4282, USA

    Kya Fawley-King PhD & Emily V. Trask PhD

  2. Department of School, Family & Mental Health Professions, University of San Diego and Child and Adolescent Services Research Center at Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA

    Ann F. Garland PhD

  3. Department of Psychology, San Diego State University and the Child and Adolescent Services Research Center at Rady Children’s Hospital, 3020 Children’s Way MC 5033, San Diego, CA, 92123-4282, USA

    Rachel Haine-Schlagel PhD

  4. Child and Adolescent Services Research Center at Rady Children’s Hospital, 3020 Children’s Way MC 5033, San Diego, CA, 92123-4282, USA

    Jinjin Zhang MS, MA

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Fawley-King, K., Haine-Schlagel, R., Trask, E.V. et al. Caregiver Participation in Community-Based Mental Health Services for Children Receiving Outpatient Care. J Behav Health Serv Res 40, 180–190 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-012-9311-1

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