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Help-Seeking for Children with Mental Health Problems: Parents’ Efforts and Experiences

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 …

Authors

Reid GJ; Cunningham CE; Tobon JI; Evans B; Stewart M; Brown JB; Lent B; Neufeld RWJ; Vingilis ER; Zaric GS

Journal

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, Vol. 38, No. 5, pp. 384–397

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

September 2011

DOI

10.1007/s10488-010-0325-9

ISSN

0894-587X