The relationship between neighbourhood income and youth mental health service use differs by immigration experience: analysis of population-based data in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated the relationship between neighbourhood income quintile and mental health service use by immigration experience among youth and explored changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

We used administrative data to examine mental health service use among youth aged 10 to 24 in British Columbia, Canada, between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2022. We compared rates of community-based mental health service use, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations and the proportion of involuntary admissions by neighbourhood income quintile and immigration. We used models stratified by immigration to estimate the relationship with income.

Results

Non-immigrant youth used substantially more services than immigrant youth. Service use increased following

SUBMITTER: Kaoser R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658176 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature