. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Child Fam Stud. 2016 Nov 3;26(3):863–876. doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0603-6

Table 6.

Perceived motivators and barriers to attending child’s first mental health treatment session (n=19)

Theme	Subthemes	n (%) Reporting Barrier
Immediate Treatment Needs		19 (100%)
	Problem awareness	19 (100%)
	Needing help now	17 (89%)
	Seeking help out of desperation/no other options	4 (21%)
	Feeling overwhelmed/looking for an answer	4 (21%)
Perceived Barriers to Treatment		19 (100%)
	Unmet service needs	19 (100%)
	Long wait time	18 (95%)
	Scheduling conflict/appointment availability	13 (68%)
	Competing demands/level of adversity	6 (32%)
	Loss of contact/unable to reach	3 (16%)
	Service location	2 (11%)
	Concern that diagnosis will follow my child	1 (5%)
Negative Feelings about Research Participation		6 (31.6%)
	Feeling judged/uncomfortable/too many personal questions	5 (26%)
	Concern study results will follow child	1 (5%)