Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integrated youth services (IYS) are vital to addressing the needs of youth who use substances. Evidence on the characteristics of youths accessing these services and the types of services accessed have been limited. The objectives were to identify sociodemographic, self-reported health and mental health, patterns of service utilization (service type and frequency of visits) among youths with different levels of substance use service needs (low, moderate, and high), and to estimate the extent to which substance use service needs, self-reported health and mental health influenced the frequency of visits and types of service utilized.

Methods

Data were collected from youth (12-24 years) accessing IYS centres in Canada. Information on socio-demographic factors, substa

SUBMITTER: Ow N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623844 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature