Factors Associated With Use of Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Services by Justice-Involved Youths.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Nonincarcerated (community-supervised) youths who are first-time offenders have high rates of mental and substance use disorders. However, little is known about their use of psychiatric services (mental health and substance use) or factors associated with service use. This study examined the prevalence, determinants, and barriers to service use among community-supervised youths.

Methods

Data were from a longitudinal study of mental health and substance use outcomes among adolescents ages 12-18 from a northeastern family court in which caregivers and youths completed assessments (N=423 dyads). The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition, assessed youths' psychiatric symptoms. The Child and Adolescent Services Assessment assessed service use and barri

SUBMITTER: Yonek JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713457 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature