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01-01-2014 | Introduction
Vectoring for True North: Building a Research Base on Family Support
Authors:
Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood, Barbara J. Burns
Published in:
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
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Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
When a parent seeks mental health services for their child, particularly if they are uninsured and poor, they are faced with systemic impediments that are often debilitating and always daunting. In addition to the scarcity of mental health specialists, parents face stigma (Hinshaw
2007), stereotypic threats (Heflinger and Hinshaw
2010), long wait lists (sometimes 6 months or more), and lack of experienced and competent providers (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (USDHHS SAMHSA)
2013). In short, they have to deal with a fragmented, discontinuous, and non-responsive “system.” Even using the word “system” to describe what families face is generous. …