Identified Problems and Service Utilization Patterns Among Kinship Families Accessing Mental Health Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2429237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl Smithgall, Sally Mason (0000-0002-8999-4448) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 41-55 |
| Publication date | 2004-07-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j137v09n03_03 |
| OpenAlex | W1984022381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This study examined the mental health problems and service utilization patterns of kinship families who accessed services in an urban outpatient child psychiatry clinic. A random sample of children who completed the intake process during a calendar year yielded 47 children, or 19% of the sample, whose primary caregiver was a relative, other than a biological parent; approximately half of those families were involved with the child welfare system. Data from an administrative database and from medical records describe the diagnoses, identified problems, and services used by the kinship families. Academic or school-related problems emerged as an identified problem in approximately half of the kinship cases, but school intervention was not a primary target for clinicians. The kinship sample was also compared with a random stratified sample of children who were living with primary caregivers other than kin. Kinship families were more likely to be African-American, but few differences were found between kin and non-kin cases on diagnoses and frequency, duration, or type of services received. The findings suggest that collaboration with schools might increase the engagement and retention of kinship families in mental health services
Family medicine · Kinship · Kinship care · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Service (business · Sociology · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
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