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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-11-2011 | Original Paper

Mental Health Services Expenditures among Children Placed in Out-of-Home Care

Authors: Colleen Clark, Svetlana Yampolskaya, John Robst

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 6/2011

Abstract

This study examined Florida Medicaid mental health expenditures for children in out-of-home care. Child welfare and Medicaid administrative databases were analyzed using two-part models to identify characteristics associated with expenditures. Mental health expenditures were higher for older children, boys, children who were abused or lost their caregivers, or with a longer length of stay in out-of-home care. In contrast, African American children were less likely to have positive expenditures than White children, but among youth with positive expenditures, African Americans had higher expenditures. In addition, among youth with positive expenditures, substance use and affective disorders were associated with higher expenditures.

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Title: Mental Health Services Expenditures among Children Placed in Out-of-Home Care
Authors: Colleen Clark
Svetlana Yampolskaya
John Robst
Publication date: 01-11-2011
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0330-z

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