Factors Related to Use of Mental Health Services by Immigrant Children

Cheng, Tyrone C.; Lo, Celia C.

doi:10.1007/s10826-021-02209-6

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“…Evidence shows that recent immigrants and people of lower-income in Canada are less likely to be attached to a family doctor [40] and, thereby, possibly less likely to access MH care in the community. Our ndings also align with a US study that found that immigrant children whose parents have higher education were found to use more MH services [41], which could suggest that having higher education and income reduces barriers for immigrant youth accessing MH services.…”

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

Kaoser,

Thakore,

Peterson

et al. 2024

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Purpose We investigated the relationship between neighbourhood income quintile and mental health service use by immigration among youth and explored changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method We used administrative data to examine mental health service use in British Columbia, Canada, among youth aged 10 to 24 between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2022. We compared rates of community-based 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 the pandemic's start and peaked between January and March 2021. We observed a clear income gradient for community-based service use among both immigrant and non-immigrant youth, but the direction of the gradient was reversed. Service use was highest among non-immigrant youth in lower-income neighbourhoods and lowest for immigrant youth in lower-income neighbourhoods. We observed similar patterns of income gradient for non-immigrant youth for emergency department visits and hospitalization. The proportion of involuntary admissions was higher for immigrant youth. Conclusions Mental health service use was substantially lower among immigrant youth than non-immigrant youth, but higher proportions of immigrant youth were hospitalized involuntarily. The reverse income gradient patterns observed for community-mental health service use are noteworthy and suggest significant barriers to accessing preventable care among immigrant youth, particularly those living in lower-income neighbourhoods.

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

Kaoser,

Thakore,

Peterson

et al. 2024

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“…Chen, et al (2020) found that the effects of life events on mental health were mild, and that most college students were able to cope with life events without experiencing significant mental health problems. Similarly, Chen, et al (2021) also found that the effects of life events on academic performance were mild, and that most college students were able to maintain their academic performance despite experiencing life events. These studies suggest that life events can have a mild effect on college students' lives, both positive and Life events, depression, perceived social support, and coping style among Chinese college students…”

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Life events, depression, perceived social support, and coping style among Chinese college students towards psychological intervention program development

Li¹

2023

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This study investigated the possible relationship among life events, depression, perceived social support, and coping style among Chinese college students. Specifically, determined the life events, depression level, perceived social support, and coping styles of the respondents; tested possible correlation among the three variables; used life events and perceived social support to predict depression levels; and proposed an enhancement program to increase the Chinese college students' perceived social support from family, friends and others. After collecting and analyzing data from 718 respondents, it was concluded that first, majority of the respondents were freshman females whose family's financial situation is general, have both parents and are not the only child. Second, the respondents have mild life events, no depression, often use active coping and sometimes use the passive coping as a coping style and have a positive coping tendency, and moderate perceive social support. Third, there are significant differences in the respondents' life events, depression level and perceived social support when they were compared based on sex, family's financial situation and type, if only child or not and depression level. Fourth, there are highly significant negative relationships between and among the variables of the study, but perceived social support cannot be used as a predictor of depression. Lastly, an enhancement program was proposed to develop the Chinese college students' perceived social support from family, friends, and others.

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“…Parents with low educational attainment may need more education about the typical behaviours of young children, in contrast to more educated parents. They also may be less likely to know when to seek help or how to access behavioural and mental health services (Cheng & Lo, 2022; Graaf et al, 2022). Similarly, children with no insurance had a lower prevalence of behavioural problems (3.7%), which could be due to lack of access to care or a medical home where the child can typically undergo screening, surveillance, and referral to services for behavioural problems.…”

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Screening for behavioural problems in children aged 3 to 5 years

Rodriguez

Dongarwar

Salihu

2022

Child

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Objective We aim to investigate the association between undergoing behavioural screening and having a diagnosis of behavioural problems and to explore factors associated with receiving treatment with counselling versus medication in children 3 to 5 years old. Methods This cross‐sectional data analysis consisted of children 3–5 years old from the US National Study of Children's Health, 2017–2018. Pearson's χ2 test was used to assess the association between formal and informal screening and having a behavioural problem. Prevalence of behavioural screening, behavioural problems, and covariates were calculated. Survey binomial logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between formal and informal screening and treatment with counselling versus medication in children with behavioural problems. Results A total of 7837 children 3–5 years old were included in the analysis. Combined formal and informal screening for behavioural problems was 18.1%, 12.3% of children had informal screening only, and 10.8% had formal screening, as reported by parents. Five percent of children had a diagnosis of behavioural problem, for which 6.8% had formal screening only, 16.5% had informal screening only, and 58% had both. Children who had both types of screening were about 10 times as likely to have behavioural problems, and about 4 times as likely if they only had informal screening. Children with behavioural problems who had both types of screening were about 5 times as likely to be treated with medication. Conclusion Formal behavioural screening was low in children 3 to 5 years old but, when done in conjunction with informal screening such as addressing parental concerns, was associated with a diagnosis of behavioural problems and receipt of treatment with medication.

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Factors Related to Use of Mental Health Services by Immigrant Children

Cited by 12 publications

References 36 publications

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

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

Life events, depression, perceived social support, and coping style among Chinese college students towards psychological intervention program development

Screening for behavioural problems in children aged 3 to 5 years

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