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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 4;55(5):392–399. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.02.014

Table 1. Characteristics of Clinics That Could (n=248) and Could Not (n=16) Be Reached.

Clinics that Could Be Reached (n=248) Clinics that Could Not Be Reached (n=16)
n Weighted % or Median (25th, 75th %tile) n Weighted % or Median (25th, 75th %tile)
Study Design Variables
Season of Initial Contact
  Spring 127 51.1 9 57.9
  Summer 121 48.9 7 42.1
Clinic Characteristics
 Type of Clinic:
  Hospital 53 16.3 4 19.3
  State-operated Facility 16 4.9 1 4.8
  Community Clinic 179 78.8 11 75.9
 Geography/OMH Regions:
  Central 35 13.8 1 4.8
  Hudson 45 17.4 3 20.7
  Long Island 30 12.7 2 13.8
  New York City (NYC) 106 42.9 10 60.7
  Western 32 13.2 0 0
 Urbanicity:
  Non-Metropolitann (Non-Metro) 33 13.6 1 4.8
  Metropolitan (Metro) 215 86.4 15 95.2
Client characteristic:
 Insurance:
  Private 125 50.0 6 39.3
  Medicaid 123 50.0 10 60.7
Covariates
Clinic Characteristics
 Participation in state-sponsored trainings:
  Evidence-based practices trainingsa 147 60.5 12 74.5
  Business practices trainingsb 152 61.9 11 69.7
  Centralized scheduling or open access trainings 83 33.9 6 41.4
 Clinical Capacity:
 Number of clinical full-time equivalents (FTEs) 204 9.5 (5.7, 16.1) 13 10.1 (7.0, 12.4)
 Client Profile:
  % of clients who are youth (age < 18 years) 223 29.8 (14.3, 61.4) 16 28.2 (4.2, 41.9)
  % of youth visits billed to Medicaid 206 68.9 (55.1, 82.2) 15 73.4 (68.8, 98.1)
  % of youth clients with a serious emotional disturbance 206 26.8 (14.1, 50.0) 15 45.9 (24.3, 52.9)

Note: Unweighted count (weighted %) shown for categorical variables; weighted median (25th, 75th percentile) shown for continuous variables. Details about definitions of evidence-based practices and business practices can be found in Chor et al., 2014.22 OMH = Office of Mental Health.

a

Evidence-based practices trainings include a variety of clinical topics such as trauma care, motivational interviewing, family engagement, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), clinical support tools, and packaged curriculum for children with disruptive behavioral disorders.

b

Business practices trainings include a variety of topics such as financial modeling tools to develop effective business models, effective documentation, open access, and centralized scheduling.