ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Schools play an important role as providers of mental health
services for adolescents; however, information on the broader picture of utilization of mental …

In an effort to bridge the gap between serviceneed and service utilization, an urban based,
university-affiliated children's psychiatric outpatientclinic implemented a program which …

Background: Substance use and mental health issues (ie, behavioral health issues) affect
millions of adolescents in the United States; however, estimates show that only half of those …

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the relative rates of youth mental health service
utilization across settings among the general population and among those with elevated …

The large gap between efficacy and effectiveness research has resulted in a new consensus
regarding the need for research that will inform practice (National Institute of Mental Health …

Researchers have consistently documented a gap between the large number of US youth
meeting criteria for a mental health disorder with significant associated impairment, and the …

Children's mental health needs continue to be largely unmet, even when community
services are provided. On-site mental health services in schools address unmet needs by …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of mental health and substance abuse services by children
and adolescents as reported from the four community sites included in the NIMH Methods for …

The present paper examined the lifetime rates of mental health service use in a
representative sample of youths identified as receiving services in at least one sector of care …

This article describes the first national survey of mental health services in a representative
sample of the 83,000 United States (US) public elementary, middle, and high schools and …