Unmet Mental Health Need and Access to Services for Children With Special Health Care Needs and Their Families

Health Care Provider-Delivered Adherence Promotion Interventions: A Meta-Analysis

“…If families do not receive adherence promotion interventions from health care providers, a primary alternative would be a referral to mental health professionals (eg, psychologist, social worker). Although these referrals can be useful and can lead to improved medical regimen adherence for some families, 16,17 many families do not pursue such referrals because of perceived stigma of meeting with a mental health professional, insurance coverage, 18,19 and, based on our clinical experience, the hassles of attending "extra" appointments.…”

Insurance, Home Therapy, and Prophylaxis in U.S. Youth with Severe Hemophilia

“…36 CSHCN who are poor, uninsured, or underinsured have higher unmet physical and mental health needs, less access to specialty care, and fewer physician contacts. [37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] Minority CSHCN are more likely to be uninsured. 46 Given the links between race/ethnicity and insurance, emerging disparities in hemophilia treatment merit attention.…”

Implementing Universal Design for Learning in Classrooms with Minorities with Autism

“…Although autism prevalence is similar across different ethnicities, when compared to their middle-class White peers, children from minority backgrounds are underrepresented and have less access to educational services Travers et al [16] and health care Inkelas et al [6] According to Mandell et al, Medicaid-eligible White children with ASDs received more services and at an earlier age than children with ASDs from a minority race. Thomas et al [15] found that minority students with ASD are less likely to receive sensory integration care or use services from a case manager, pediatrician, or psychologist.…”