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Help-Seeking for Children with Mental Health Problems: Parents’ Efforts and Experiences

verfasst von: Graham J. Reid, Charles E. Cunningham, Juliana I. Tobon, Barrie Evans, Moira Stewart, Judith B. Brown, Barbara Lent, Richard W. J. Neufeld, Evelyn R. Vingilis, Gregory S. Zaric, Dianne C. Shanley

Erschienen in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Ausgabe 5/2011

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Abstract

Parents who contacted 1 of 15 children’s mental health agencies in Ontario, Canada reported on where and why they were seeking mental health services for their 4- to 17-year-old children. Parents contacted an average of four agencies (±1.7; range = 1–14) in the previous year. Approximately one-half of parents were looking for either multiple types of treatment, or help for different problems, across agencies. The complex pattern of help-seeking evidenced in our study likely increases the burden on the mental health care system and on families, and may reduce the likelihood that families will connect with the most appropriate treatment.

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Titel: Help-Seeking for Children with Mental Health Problems: Parents’ Efforts and Experiences
verfasst von: Graham J. Reid
Charles E. Cunningham
Juliana I. Tobon
Barrie Evans
Moira Stewart
Judith B. Brown
Barbara Lent
Richard W. J. Neufeld
Evelyn R. Vingilis
Gregory S. Zaric
Dianne C. Shanley
Publikationsdatum: 01.09.2011
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Ausgabe 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0325-9

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