Mental Health Staffing at HRSA-Funded Health Centers May Improve Access to Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study objective was to examine the association between mental health staffing at health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and patients' receipt of mental health treatment.

Methods

Data were from the 2014 HRSA-funded Health Center Patient Survey and the 2013 Uniform Data System. Colocation of any mental health staff, including psychiatrists, psychologists, and other licensed staff, was examined. The outcomes of interest were whether a patient received any mental treatment and received any such treatment on site (at the health center). Analyses were conducted with multilevel generalized structural equation logistic regression models for 4,575 patients ages 18-64.

Results

Patients attending health centers with at leas

SUBMITTER: Bonilla AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8410613 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature