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Are Two Voices Better Than One? Predicting Permanency in Minority Youth Using Multi-informant Mental Health and Strength Data

Authors: Linda L. Toche-Manley, PhD, Laura Dietzen, MS, Jesse Nankin, MA, Astrid Beigel, PhD

Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Issue 3/2014

Abstract

Among youth in child welfare ages 6–17 years, 40 % meet the criteria for one or more DSM diagnoses. For minority youth in child welfare, poor mental health is compounded by limited access to care and racial disparity bias, leading to poorer outcomes. This paper uses data collected and analyzed by an automated behavioral health assessment system for a multiyear study that focused on ways to improve case planning in child welfare. Youth, their caseworkers, and, in some cases, parents completed assessments that measured and monitored the youths’ needs and strengths. More than 60 % of youth participating in the study were African-American; permanency rates after six months of case planning were found to be only one third. Predictive factors related to better behavioral health and permanency outcomes are identified and discussed, as well as the implications for improving case planning by incorporating the views of multiple informants, including the youth.

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Title: Are Two Voices Better Than One? Predicting Permanency in Minority Youth Using Multi-informant Mental Health and Strength Data
Authors: Linda L. Toche-Manley, PhD
Laura Dietzen, MS
Jesse Nankin, MA
Astrid Beigel, PhD
Publication date: 01-07-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Electronic ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-012-9280-4

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