Table 3.
Effect of Outpatient Mental Health on Behavior Problems at 18-Month Follow-Up Propensity Score Matching Model Estimate with Covariance Adjustment (n=212)
| Externalizing | Internalizing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | SE | b | SE | |||
| Treatment | 2.85 | 2.25 | 1.87 | 1.93 | ||
| Outpatient Mental Health Use | ||||||
| Baseline Covariates | ||||||
| Externalizing CBCL Scores Baseline | .51 | *** | .09 | −.05 | .12 | |
| Internalizing CBCL Score Baseline | .00 | .09 | .52 | *** | .11 | |
| Caseworker Perceived Need for Care | .17 | 1.95 | 2.79 | 2.24 | ||
| Child Black | .15 | 3.18 | 1.50 | 3.20 | ||
| Child Hispanic | −1.42 | 3.48 | −1.60 | 3.83 | ||
| Child White | 2.18 | 3.34 | 3.02 | 3.65 | ||
| Child Gender (Male=1) | −1.42 | 1.68 | −1.12 | 1.82 | ||
| Child Age | .24 | .22 | −.08 | .28 | ||
| Government Support | .34 | 2.01 | −1.12 | 2.74 | ||
| Caregiver High School Education | 1.87 | 2.33 | 1.63 | 2.62 | ||
| Maltreatment Harm | −.60 | 1.00 | −.06 | 1.23 | ||
| Kin care | −2.23 | 1.71 | 2.58 | 1.84 | ||
| Days in Current Placement | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | ||
| Physcial Abuse | 4.67 | 2.88 | 1.49 | 3.45 | ||
| Sexual Abuse | −.01 | 3.69 | 3.13 | 4.27 | ||
| Neglect | 2.44 | 2.34 | 2.90 | 2.77 | ||
| Constant | 24.40 | 8.42 | 21.71 | 9.05 | ||
Child other race/ethnicity and other form of maltreatment are the reference groups.
***
p<=.001 level