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Unmet Need for Mental Health Care Among U.S. Children: Variation by Ethnicity and Insurance Status

American Journal of Psychiatry · 2002 · Vol. 159(9) · pp. 1548–1555

Sheryl Kataoka✉(University of California, Los Angeles)Lily ZhangKenneth B. Wells

Abstract

These findings reveal that most children who need a mental health evaluation do not receive services and that Latinos and the uninsured have especially high rates of unmet need relative to other children. Rates of use of mental health services are extremely low among preschool children. Research clarifying the reasons for high rates of unmet need in specific groups can help inform policy and clinical programs.

Child and Adolescent Health Emergency and Acute Care Studies Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental healthEthnic groupMedicineChecklistPsychiatryGerontologyPsychology

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AdolescentChildChild Health ServicesChild, PreschoolEthnicityFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHispanic or LatinoHumansInsurance, HealthMaleMental Health ServicesMinority GroupsUnited StatesHealth Care Surveys

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