Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care for Children and Young Adults
2016/08/12 by Lyndonna Marrast, David U. Himmelstein, Steffie Woolhandler · 29 citations
Health Professions · Psychology · #Homelessness and Social Issues #Child Abuse and Trauma #Child and Adolescent Health
paper · doi:10.1177/0020731416662736
Abstract
Psychiatric and behavior problems are common among children and young adults, and many go without care or only receive treatment in carceral settings. We examined racial and ethnic disparities in children's and young adults' receipt of mental health and substance abuse care using nationally representative data from the 2006-2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys. Blacks' and Hispanics' visit rates (and per capita expenditures) were about half those of non-Hispanic whites for all types and definitions of outpatient mental health services. Disparities were generally larger for young adults than for children. Black and white children had similar psychiatric inpatient and emergency department utilization rates, while Hispanic children had lower hospitalization rates. Multivariate control for mental health impairment, demographics, and insurance status did not attenuate racial/ethnic disparities in outpatient care. We conclude that psychiatric and behavioral problems among minority youth often result in school punishment or incarceration, but rarely mental health care.
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