OBJECTIVE: This study examined use of mental health services among children and
adolescents with private insurance who were entering treatment. Variations in service use …

The present study examined predictors of youth client retention in therapy in a large
community-based sample. We used several conceptualizations of retention, including …

The goal of this study was to examine factors associated with time to first and subsequent
readmissions of youth (N= 1,432) to one of Florida's residential mental health treatment …

This study examined barriers that families experience during treatment and the role these
barriers play in participation and completion of therapy. We developed the Barriers to …

OBJECTIVE: One criticism of academicians is that they evaluate and disseminate outcome
studies based more on the value and merit of the research design than on the utility of the …

OBJECTIVE: To examine rates and predictors of aftercare use, lengths of service use, and
predictors of the duration of aftercare service use among 180 adolescents monitored for up …

OBJECTIVE: This study describes the distribution of children and adolescents in psychiatric
inpatient and outpatient facilities and identifies factors associated with the selection of …

OBJECTIVE: To test to what extent demographic variables and parent-reported problems
and competencies in early adolescence predict incidence of mental health service use …

Objective: This study examines pathways to urban child mental health care as well as
explores reasons why care was not received. Methods: A single group longitudinal design …

Accessible summary A large number of children drop out or stop attending their mental
health counseling appointments before they actually complete all the needed treatment …