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Decline in Medicaid-Funded One-to-One Behavioral Support Use in School as Children Age
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Kang-Yi, Christina D.; Locke, Jill; Pellecchia, Melanie; Marcus, Steven C.; Hadley, Trevor; Mandell, David S. – School Mental Health, 2016
This study compared in-school and out-of-school behavioral health service use and associated expenditures among children of different ages and with different psychiatric disorders. Medicaid claims from one city provided a sample of 24,271 children aged 5-17 years with psychiatric disorders who received one or more Medicaid-funded behavioral health…
Descriptors: Costs, Mental Disorders, School Health Services, Health Services
Ethnic Disparities in School-Based Behavioral Health Service Use for Children with Psychiatric Disorders
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Locke, Jill; Kang-Yi, Christina D.; Pellecchia, Melanie; Marcus, Steven; Hadley, Trevor; Mandell, David S. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: We examined racial/ethnic disparities in school-based behavioral health service use for children with psychiatric disorders. Methods: Medicaid claims data were used to compare the behavioral healthcare service use of 23,601 children aged 5-17 years by psychiatric disorder (autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD],…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, School Health Services, Access to Health Care