Knowledge of and attitudes towards behavioral health services among older youth in the foster care system
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This study examined knowledge of and attitudes toward services among 268 17-year olds with psychiatric diagnoses preparing to exit foster care. A structured interview assessed knowledge of services with vignette scenarios and attitudes with a standardized scale. Descriptive statistics described the extent of knowledge and attitudes among this population and regression analyses examined predictors of these dimensions of literacy. Most youth suggested a help source, but responses often lacked specificity. Gender and depression were the strongest predictors of knowledge and attitudes, respectively. Knowing which aspects of literacy are low, and for whom, can inform education efforts to improve access to care in adulthood.
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Both youth with prior negative experiences with mental health services and those with greater behavioral health risk are likely to have negative attitudes towards services, and many choose self-reliance, even when recognizing their own support needs, coping difficulties, or lack of efficacy around mental health services.
“Both youth with prior negative experiences with mental health services (Lee et al., 2006) and those with greater behavioral health risk (Munson et al., 2011) are likely to have negative attitudes towards services, and many choose self-reliance, even when recognizing their own support needs, coping difficulties, or lack of efficacy around mental health services (Sakai et al., 2014).”
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- Authors
- Munson, M. R., Narendorf, S. C., & McMillen, J. C.
- Affiliations
- New York University (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Munson, Michelle R.
- Venue
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
- Published
- 2010-11-06
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 97-112
- ISSN
- 0738-0151 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2797
- PMC
- PMC4112466
- OpenAlex
- W2078038693
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 2.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH019960)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Keywords
- behavioral health services, foster care, older youth, coming of age, service knowledge, help-seeking, mental health literacy, depression, gender differences, health care access, psychiatric diagnosis
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