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 …

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

Purpose To identify contributors to racial/ethnic differences in completion of alcohol and
marijuana treatment among adolescents at publicly funded providers. Methods The 2007 …

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) …

Health care providers must recognize the importance of multicultural training in any effective
diagnostic, treatment, or prevention service for substance abuse among adolescents …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined differences in treatment rates for substance use disorders
(SUD) among adolescents of white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American/Alaska Native …

Purpose Children's Hospitals are uniquely positioned to address the intergenerational
transmission of substance use disorders because they work with both parents and children …

Adolescence, a developmental period of physical and psychological changes, marks the
commencement of greater independence, increased experimentation, and risk taking …

Racial and ethnic minority adolescents currently represent 39% of all adolescents in the US
By 2040, they will constitute the majority of the nation's adolescent population. In the nation's …

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 …