TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in maltreated children's emotional-behavioral problems following typically provided mental health services
AU - McCrae, Julie S.
AU - Barth, Richard P.
AU - Guo, Shenyang
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Child abuse and neglect
KW - Child welfare
KW - Children
KW - Emotional disturbance
KW - Insurance
KW - Juvenile delinquency
KW - Medicaid
KW - Mental health services
KW - Parental mental illness
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77954777153
U2 - 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01039.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01039.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20636941
AN - SCOPUS:77954777153
SN - 0002-9432
VL - 80
SP - 350
EP - 361
JO - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
JF - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
IS - 3
ER -