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The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 4/2008

01-10-2008 | Regular Article

US Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization for Transition-Age Youth and Young Adults

Authors: Kathleen J. Pottick, PhD, Scott Bilder, MS, Ann Vander Stoep, PhD, Lynn A. Warner, PhD, Mike F. Alvarez, BA

Published in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Issue 4/2008

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Abstract

This study examines rates of admission and patterns of mental health service use by persons of transition age (16–25 years) in the USA based on the nationally representative 1997 Client/Patient Sample Survey and population data from the US Census Bureau. A precipitous decline in utilization was observed at the age of emancipation: the yearly admission rate for inpatient, outpatient, and residential services was 34 per 1,000 for 16- and 17-year-olds and 18 per 1,000 for 18- and 19-year-olds. Among 20- and 21-year-olds, more were referred from criminal justice and fewer from family or friends and social services, and proportionately more were Medicaid recipients. Targeting resources to enhance shared planning between child and adult systems may facilitate continuity of care for young adult clients who are aging out of child mental health systems, as well as for those who experience their first episodes of mental disorder in early adulthood.
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Metadata
Title
US Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization for Transition-Age Youth and Young Adults
Authors
Kathleen J. Pottick, PhD
Scott Bilder, MS
Ann Vander Stoep, PhD
Lynn A. Warner, PhD
Mike F. Alvarez, BA
Publication date
01-10-2008
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Electronic ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-007-9080-4

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