Citation

Reid GJ, Cunningham CE, Tobon JI, Evans B, Stewart M, Brown JB, Lent B, Neufeld RW, Vingilis ER, Zaric GS, Shanley DC. Adm. Policy Ment. Health 2011; 38(5): 384-397.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, Westminster Hall, Room 319E, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada. greid@uwo.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10488-010-0325-9

PMID

21057868

Abstract

Parents who contacted 1 of 15 children's mental health agencies in Ontario, Canada reported on where and why they were seeking mental health services for their 4- to 17-year-old children. Parents contacted an average of four agencies (± 1.7; range = 1-14) in the previous year. Approximately one-half of parents were looking for either multiple types of treatment, or help for different problems, across agencies. The complex pattern of help-seeking evidenced in our study likely increases the burden on the mental health care system and on families, and may reduce the likelihood that families will connect with the most appropriate treatment.

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