Open AccessMental Health Service Use by Medicaid-Enrolled Children and Adolescents in Primary Care Safety-Net Clinics
Author(s) -
Janet R. Cummings,
Xu Ji,
Benjamin G. Druss
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychiatric services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.517
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1557-9700
pISSN - 1075-2730
DOI - 10.1176/appi.ps.201800540
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , medicaid , depression (economics) , safety net , family medicine , cohort , residence , psychiatry , health care , environmental health , demography , economics , sociology , macroeconomics , economic growth
Little is known about the role of primary care safety-net clinics, including federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, in providing mental health services to youths. This study examined correlates and quality of mental health care for youths treated in these settings.