Table 1.

Characteristics of the baseline sample of 390 youths participating in the Youth Partners in Care study, by racial-ethnic group

Characteristic	Total sample (N=390)		Black (N=76)		Latino (N=261)		White (N=53)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	p
Demographic
Age (mean±SD)	17.2±2.1		17.69± 2.04		17.05± 2.03		16.89± 2.3		.04
Female	303	78	58	76	203	78	42	79	.92
Language other than English spoken at home	250	64	7	9.2	234	90	9	17	<.001
Immigrant parent	213	55	6	2	196	51	11	3	<.001
At least one parent employed	344	88	54	71	241	92	49	92	<.01
Clinical
Diagnosis of depressiona	164	42	27	36	110	42	27	51	.22
Diagnosis of dysthymia	9	2	3	4	6	2	0	0	.34
Diagnosis of major depressive disorder	161	41	27	36	107	41	27	51	.21
Externalizing symptoms and conduct Problemsb	109	28	25	33	74	28	10	19	.21
Experienced >2 PTSD symptoms in the past yearc	87	22	19	25	60	23	8	15	.37
At moderate risk for substance abused	93	24	17	22	59	23	17	32	.32
Suicidal ideatione	99	25	19	25	65	25	15	28	.87
Mental component summary score (mean±SD)f	38.7±11.8		39.44±12.7		38.71±11.6		37.52±11.3		.66
Mental Health Index–5 score (mean±SD)g	19.31±4.83		19.56±5.16		19.14±4.83		19.77±4.42		.6
Any psychotherapy or counseling in the past 6 monthsh	87	22	10	13	55	21	22	42	<.001
Number of psychotherapy or counseling visits
None	303	78	66	87	206	79	31	58	<.01
1–11	45	12	5	7	28	11	12	23	<.01
{gtet}12	42	11	5	7	27	10	10	19	<.01
Any specialty mental health care in the past 6 monthsi	84	22	11	14	49	19	24	45	<.001
Any mental health care in the primary care setting in the past 6 monthsj	122	31	27	36	69	26	26	49	<.001
Any medication for mental health problems in the past 6 months	63	16	9	12	32	12	22	42	<.001

^aDiagnoses are based on the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.

^bYouths with a T score on the Youth Self-Report of >63. Possible scores range from 0 to 100, with higher score indicating greater externalizing problems.

^cPTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder. Youth who endorsed any item on the PC-PTSD, a screening tool used in primary care settings for PTSD. (Endoresement of any of the 4 symptoms are considered positive for PTSD

^dYouths who endorsed any item on the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers

^eYouths who endorsed the single item on suicidal ideation in the Youth Self Report

^fPossible scores for MCS-12 range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater quality of life.

^gPossible scores for MHI-5 range from 0 to 25, with higher scores indicating greater mental health distress.

^hIn a specialty or primary care setting

^IIncludes psychologist, psychiatrist, social workers, or counselors.

^JIncludes any discussion of mental health content in primary care setting.