1. Mental Health Needs of Poor Suburban and Rural Children and Their Families
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Vestena Robbins, Keren S. Vergon, Beth Jordan Armstrong, Krista Kutash, and Norín Dollard
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Service (business) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Social Psychology ,Family income ,Mental illness ,medicine.disease ,Mental health ,Rural youth ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,medicine ,Caregiver strain ,Pshychiatric Mental Health ,Psychology ,Psychiatry ,Socioeconomic status ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) - Abstract
The inverse relationship between economic status and mental illness is well established. Less is known, however, about the nature of this relationship. A comparison of poor suburban and rural youth receiving services for their emotional and behavioral problems revealed more similarities than differences. Family income increased during the first year of service for a small percentage of families. A small but significant relationship was found between increased income and caregiver strain as well as child outcomes. For families who are poor and have a child with a disability, highly individualized services and support that reduce caregiver strain are necessary to improve child outcomes.
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- 2008
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