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Caregiver Mental Health, Neighborhood, and Social Network Influences on Mental Health Needs among African American Children
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Lindsey, Michael A.; Browne, Dorothy C.; Thompson, Richard; Hawley, Kristin M.; Graham, Christopher J.; Weisbart, Cindy; Harrington, Donna; Kotch, Jonathan B. – Social Work Research, 2008
In this study, the authors examined the combined effects of caregiver mental health, alcohol use, and social network support/satisfaction on child mental health needs among African American caregiver-child dyads at risk of maltreatment. The sample included 514 eight-year-old African American children and their caregivers who participated in the…
Descriptors: African American Children, Caregivers, Influences, Mental Health
The Influence of Family Environment on Mental Health Need and Service Use among Vulnerable Children
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Thompson, Richard; Lindsey, Michael A.; English, Diana J.; Hawley, Kristin M.; Lambert, Sharon; Browne, Dorothy C. – Child Welfare, 2007
Children in child welfare are especially likely to have unmet mental health needs. The role of family factors in children's use of mental health services was examined in a longitudinal sample of 1,075 maltreated or at-risk children. Vulnerable family environment (poor family functioning, low social support, and caregiver psychological distress) is…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Child Welfare, Mental Health
Parents' and Teachers' Concordance with Children's Self-Ratings of Suicidality: Findings from a High-Risk Sample
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Thompson, Richard; Dubowitz, Howard; English, Diana J.; Nooner, Kate B.; Wike, Traci; Bangdiwala, Shrikant I.; Runyan, Desmond K.; Briggs, Ernestine C. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
This study examined concordance between adult and child reports of child suicidality using a sample of 1,046 8-year-old children at risk for, or having experienced, maltreatment. Concordance was low with both caregivers and teachers. For children reporting no suicidality, caregiver-child agreement was associated with few transitions in caregiver…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Health Needs, Suicide, At Risk Persons