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Changes in Maltreated Children's Emotional,Behavioral Problems Following Typically Provided Mental Health Services

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 3 2010
Julie S. McCrae
Child welfare agencies serve as gate keepers for children's mental health services (MHS). Yet, the impact of offered services on behavioral outcomes has not been well studied. Data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) were examined to measure caregivers' reported change in children's emotional,behavioral problems. Over 600 children in three age groups were matched and problem levels compared across 3 years. Although behavioral problems for the total group improved across time, scores for children who received MHS slightly worsened. Children who received MHS scored 1.4,3.7 points worse than children who did not receive MHS. Additionally, young Black, Hispanic, and other racially identified children had more problems than young White children, regardless of service. Higher behavior problem scores were noted for school-age children and adolescents. Although child welfare appears to rely on a cluster of MHS, including school-based counseling and private practitioner services, future service delivery should expand from improving access to achieving outcomes. [source]

The impact of children's emotional and behavioural difficulties on their lives and their use of mental health services

PAEDIATRIC & PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, Issue 5 2009
Gloria A. Simpson
Summary This paper examines the relationship between the impact of children's emotional and behavioural difficulties and the use of mental health services, using 3 years of nationally representative data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data for the years 2001, 2003 and 2004 were combined (n = 29 265) to identify a sample of 1423 children aged 4,17 years with emotional/behavioural difficulties. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used. About 5% of U.S. children had emotional or behavioural difficulties. Children whose difficulty was a burden on their family were almost twice as likely to have contact with a mental health professional. Younger children (aged 4,7 years), Hispanic children and non-Hispanic black children with emotional or behavioural difficulties were less likely to use mental health services. These findings indicate that children's emotional and behavioural difficulties influence their lives and those of their families, leading parents to seek help. Racial disparities in mental health service use exist when controlling for the severity and the burden of these difficulties. [source]

Changes in Maltreated Children's Emotional,Behavioral Problems Following Typically Provided Mental Health Services

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 3 2010
Julie S. McCrae
Child welfare agencies serve as gate keepers for children's mental health services (MHS). Yet, the impact of offered services on behavioral outcomes has not been well studied. Data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) were examined to measure caregivers' reported change in children's emotional,behavioral problems. Over 600 children in three age groups were matched and problem levels compared across 3 years. Although behavioral problems for the total group improved across time, scores for children who received MHS slightly worsened. Children who received MHS scored 1.4,3.7 points worse than children who did not receive MHS. Additionally, young Black, Hispanic, and other racially identified children had more problems than young White children, regardless of service. Higher behavior problem scores were noted for school-age children and adolescents. Although child welfare appears to rely on a cluster of MHS, including school-based counseling and private practitioner services, future service delivery should expand from improving access to achieving outcomes. [source]

The Longitudinal Impact of HIV+ Parents' Drug Use on Their Adolescent Children

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 1 2009
Patricia E. Lester MD
The impact of parental substance use on the emotional and behavioral adjustment of their adolescent children was examined over 5 years. A representative sample of 220 parents with HIV (PWH) and 330 adolescent children in New York City were repeatedly assessed. Some parents never used marijuana or hard drugs over the 5 years (nonusers). Among those who were users, substance use varied over time. PWH who used substances during a specific 3-month period were classified as active users and those who abstained from substance use were classified as inactive users. Longitudinal regression analyses were used to analyze the impact of variations in patterns of substance use over time on their adolescent children's emotional adjustment and behavioral problems. PWH relapse exacerbated adolescent substance use, trouble with peers, and adolescent emotional distress. Even time-limited reductions in parents' substance abuse can have a significant positive impact on their adolescent children's emotional and behavioral adjustment. Interventions that address parental substance use among PWH should be developed to ameliorate the impact of substance use relapse on their adolescents. [source]