Comparing Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use Among High-Need Subpopulations Across Clinical and School-Based Settings
Received 12 September 2009; accepted 26 November 2009. published online 04 February 2010.
Abstract
Racial/ethnic differences in mental health service use among adolescents in clinic and school settings for three high-need populations are examined. Results indicate no racial/ethnic differences in school-based use contrasted with significant differences in clinical settings. Schools may be critical avenues for reduction of unmet mental health need among racial/ethnic minorities.
aDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
bDepartment of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
cDepartment of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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