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Prior Service Utilization in Detained Youth with Mental Health Needs

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This study examined the prevalence of mental health needs and rates of service utilization among youth detained in a metropolitan juvenile justice system in California. Of the 345 youth in the sample, 265 (76.8 %) qualified for high or acute mental health need and 210 (60.9 %) had at least one prior contact with mental health services. No differences in mental health need were found across ethnicities; however rates of prior service utilization significantly differed (χ2 = 19.18, p < 0.001). Asian and Pacific Islander participants were less likely to have had prior contact with county services than any other ethnic group.

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  1. California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Emily Kates & Shannon Casey

  2. San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Emily B. Gerber

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Kates, E., Gerber, E.B. & Casey, S. Prior Service Utilization in Detained Youth with Mental Health Needs. Adm Policy Ment Health 41, 86–92 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-012-0438-4

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