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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2010 Dec 1;32(12):1814–1822. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.08.002

Table 2.

Comparison of youth under different jurisdictions (N=178 youth within 51 agencies)

Child welfare control Juvenile justice control Joint control

N=67 N=64 N=47

Weighted
Mean/ %
Std Error Weighted
Mean/ %
Std Error Weighted
Mean/ %
Std Error
Youth Attributes
Court ordered services 37% -- 31% -- 39% --
Substance abuse problem 58% -- 52% -- 79% --
Mental health problem 75% -- 74% -- 76% --
Type of maltreatment: neglect or non-sexual abuse (referent) 83% -- 71% -- 85% --
Type of maltreatment: sexual abuse 15% -- 29% -- 15% --
Out-of-home placement 36% -- 34% -- 14% --
Child is male 56% -- 36% -- 49% --
Child age in years 12.94 0.33 13.05 0.25 13.80 0.23
Child is African American 23% -- 23% -- 30% --
Child is Hispanic 10% -- 7% -- 15% --
Child insurance: public (referent) 89% -- 78% -- 56% --
Child insurance: private 5% -- 19% -- 35% --
Child insurance: self-pay 6% -- 3% -- 9% --

Youth Receipt of Behavioral Health Services
Did not receive any behavioral health services 17% -- 25% -- 30% --
Outpatient mental health 80% -- 74% -- 70% --
Inpatient mental health 35% -- 33% -- 30% --
Outpatient substance abuse 15% -- 14% -- 10% --
Inpatient substance abuse 7% -- 25% -- 0% --