Mental Health Service Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2005 and 2006. The NSDUH Report

摘要

Mental health services for children and youths are provided in a variety of settings, including specialty mental health service settings, such as community mental health centers, as well as nonspecialty settings, such as schools and general medical practice settings. For youths, nonspecialty settings, particularly schools, may be especially important in accessing mental health services. As a result, many leading youth mental health service delivery models call for the coordination of care provided in specialty and nonspecialty settings, and adopting a no wrong door approach to accessing mental health services. This report examines data on youth mental health service utilization from the 2005 and 2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), applying the categories for specialty and nonspecialty settings commonly used in the youth mental health services literature.