Table 1.
Logistic regressions examining correlates of mental health service use overall and correlates of school-based service use among those who had received a service
| Mental Health Services (n=920) |
Mental Health Services at School (n=440) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| Predisposing | ||||
| Female | 1.22 | .76–1.97 | .57 | .32–1.02 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| African-American | .83 | .54–1.26 | 3.56*** | 1.86–6.78 |
| Other | .72 | .45–1.16 | .99 | .41–2.40 |
| Hispanic | 1.09 | .59–2.03 | 1.81 | .91–3.61 |
| Parent attended | ||||
| College | 1.29 | .84–2.00 | 1.15 | .58–2.31 |
| Nonverbal | .68 | .43–1.07 | 1.00 | .54–1.86 |
| Enabling Resources | ||||
| Income | ||||
| <$25,000 | .95 | .48–1.90 | 3.29* | 1.09–9.88 |
| $25,000–$50,000 | 1.22 | .69–2.16 | 2.45* | 1.16–5.18 |
| $50,001–$70,000 | 1.13 | .65–1.95 | 1.61 | .74–3.47 |
| >$70,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Insurance | ||||
| Private | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Public/other | 1.17 | .70–1.94 | 1.32 | .63–2.74 |
| Youth has case manager | 1.27 | .85–1.88 | 1.13 | .65–1.96 |
| Youth had diagnostic medical exam | 2.97*** | 2.08–4.24 | .41** | .23–.72 |
| Parent attended IEP | 2.33* | 1.11–4.88 | 1.79 | .48–6.72 |
| Youth attended IEP | 1.42 | .99–2.03 | .84 | .48–1.45 |
| Need Indicators | ||||
| ADHD | .91 | .63–1.31 | 1.17 | .66–2.09 |
| Social skills scale | .90** | .85–.95 | 1.07 | .99–1.16 |
| Youth was bullied | 2.06*** | 1.43–2.96 | .85 | .48–1.49 |
| Youth bullied others | 1.79* | 1.02–3.13 | 1.83 | .95–3.51 |
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001
Source: National Longitudinal Transition Study 2, Wave 1 Parent Interview/Survey, 2001. Number of multiply imputed data sets = 20. Weighted to population levels. Variances adjusted for sampling method.