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Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Youth in the United States

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, a public dialogue emerged about the accessibility of mental health (MH) care in the United States.Policy makers have called for a more critical examination of the MH treatment system, and advocates are rallying around federal legislation that would strengthen community-based MH services --especially for children and adolescents. 1Although the implementation of recent federal policies (i.e., Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Affordable Care Act) will expand insurance coverage for MH disorders among many U.S. children, these expansions will not improve access if communities lack a sufficient infrastructure to serve those in need of care.

Source: JAMA

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.437

Authors: Janet R. Cummings, Hefei Wen, Benjamin G. Druss

Institution: Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Mental Health Treatment and Access

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Mental Health