Inequalities in referral pathways for young people accessing secondary mental health services in south east London.

ABSTRACT: Differences in health service use between ethnic groups have been well documented, but little research has been conducted on inequalities in access to mental health services among young people. This study examines inequalities in pathways into care by ethnicity and migration status in 12-29 years old accessing health services in south east London. This study analyses anonymized electronic patient record data for patients aged 12-29 referred to a south east London mental health trust between 2008 and 2016 for an anxiety or non-psychotic depressive disorder (n = 18,931). Multinomial regression was used to examine associations between ethnicity, migration status, and both referral source and destination, stratified by age group. Young people in the Black African ethnic group were more likely

SUBMITTER: Chui Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8295086 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature