Racial differences in the mental health needs and service utilization of youth in the juvenile justice system

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 242-254

  Rawal, Purva ^a,b   Romansky, Jill ^b,c   Jenuwine, Michael ^d   Lyons, John S ^b  

^a Inst Hlth Serv Res/Plcy Studs   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUSTICE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 4043092224     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02287288     Document Type: Article

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