Responding to the mental health needs of latino children and families through school-based services

Garrison, Ellen; Roy, Ila S; Azar, Viviana

doi:10.1016/s0272-7358(98)00070-1

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“…Home or community-based alternatives to hospitalization usually result in better outcomes for diverse children and youth, while involuntary hospitalization tends to re-create past traumas of oppression (Herrera, 1996;Garrison, Roy, & Azar, 1999). If at all possible, out of home placement should be accomplished with the cooperation of the family and youth.…”

Section: Clinical Application Of Cultural Competence Principlesmentioning

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Culturally Competent Systems of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Advances and Challenges

Pumariega

Rogers

Rothe

2005

Community Ment Health J

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There has been a remarkable growth in cultural diversity in the United States over the past 20 years. The population of minority groups has increased at a much faster rate than the European-background population in America, and faster even among children and youth. At the same time, minority youth face increasing disparities in their mental health and in access to mental health services. These are related to the multiple challenges they already face in socioeconomic status, but are aggravated by the lack of culturally competent services that can address their specific mental health needs within the context of their culture, family, and community. This paper reviews the current knowledge about the mental health of culturally diverse youth in the United States, and provides guidance on approaches to address the disparities they face.

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Section: Clinical Application Of Cultural Competence Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Culturally Competent Systems of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Advances and Challenges

Pumariega

Rogers

Rothe

2005

Community Ment Health J

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“…4 Factors in this trend may be greater awareness of the high level of unmet need for mental health care among school-aged children, 20% of whom have a psychiatric disorder, 5 and concern over barriers in access to mental health services among low-income children and children from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds. [6][7][8] Another factor is the estimated 3 million special education students who have a mental disorder9; under the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act school districts are required to provide access to mental health services whenever mental health treatment is part of a student's individual education plan or IEP. Finally, schools may be responding to evidence that chronic mental health problems are associated with impeded academic progress and with inappropriate, destructive, or violent behaviors among affected children.l°q8…”

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The relationship between school characteristics and the availability of mental health and related health services in middle and high schools in the United States

Slade

2003

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

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Problems related to mental illness are increasingly becoming the focal point of public concern over the safety and performance of schools, yet little is known about the availability and quality of school-based mental health services in the United States. In this article it is estimated that approximately 50% of US middle and high schools have any mental health counseling services available onsite and approximately 11% have mental health counseling, physical examinations, and substance abuse counseling available on-site. There are substantial differences in mental health counseling availability by region, urbanicity, and school size, with rural schools, schools in the Midwest and South regions, and small schools being least likely to offer mental health counseling. Multivariate estimates suggest that disparities between schools in the availability of mental health counseling and related health services may be partly explained by differences in access to Medicaid for financing of health services provided at school.

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“…Conversely, we expect that youth from immigrant families will be more likely to receive MHS for externalizing problems than youth from non-immigrant families. We examine MHS use in both specialty outpatient MHS and school-based MHS services, as it is possible that practical and cultural barriers may present more of a challenge for accessing specialty care (Allensworth et al 1997;Garrison et al 1999). …”

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Immigrant Status, Mental Health Need, and Mental Health Service Utilization Among High-Risk Hispanic and Asian Pacific Islander Youth

Gudiño

Lau

Hough

2008

Child Youth Care Forum

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This study examined youth mental health service (MHS) use as a function of family immigrant status and type of mental health need (internalizing vs. externalizing). A sample of Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander families (youth ages 11-18; N = 457) involved with public sectors of care provided reports of youth mental health need during an initial interview and MHS use was examined prospectively over 2 years. While externalizing need predicted specialty and school-based MHS use in the overall sample, family immigrant status moderated the association between youth need and specialty MHS use such that immigrant youth were more likely to receive services for externalizing need and less likely to receive services for internalizing need relative to non-immigrant youth.

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Responding to the mental health needs of latino children and families through school-based services

Cited by 80 publications

References 34 publications

Culturally Competent Systems of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Advances and Challenges

Culturally Competent Systems of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Advances and Challenges

The relationship between school characteristics and the availability of mental health and related health services in middle and high schools in the United States

Immigrant Status, Mental Health Need, and Mental Health Service Utilization Among High-Risk Hispanic and Asian Pacific Islander Youth

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