Background Substance use problems remain a significant public health concern for
minoritized youth. Our review emphasizes the urgency of addressing service gaps, given …

The Institute of Medicine has identified that racial and ethnic minority youth experience
significant barriers to behavioral health treatment and receive lower quality services than …

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in behavioral health
services and present recent data, focusing on services for substance use disorders (SUD) …

Background There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-
involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for …

L iving in a high-risk, urban environment has a deleterious influence on mental health
outcomes among adolescent and emerging adult males of color (Lindsey et al., 2006 …

A recent special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health reviewed evidence supporting the
use of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT) among adolescents …

This study examines correlates of level of specialty alcohol/drug services care and juvenile
justice system involvement for adolescents with substance use disorders. Participants were …

Contrary to much popular opinion, African American and Hispanic/Latino persons in the
general population do not consistently show higher rates of substance use disorders than …

Purpose Although the mixed-race population is the fastest growing segment of the US
population (Humes, Jones, & Ramirez, 2011), little is known about the substance use …

Most researchers of the epidemiology and etiology of substance use are aware that
adolescents and adults from differing racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, broadly defined …