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Published in final edited form as: Med Care Res Rev. 2014 Jan 6;71(3):261–279. doi: 10.1177/1077558713518347

Table 3.

Unadjusted Percentage of Youth With Episodes Overall, Episodes With Medication, and Initiation of Episodes With Mental Health Specialists.

	Age 5–12		Age 13–17
	Estimate	95% CI	Estimate	95% CI
Percentage of youth initiating any episode	43.9%	(39.6%, 48.3%)	43.9%	(40.1%, 47.7%)
Percentage of episodes that include medication treatment	72.5%	(66.1%, 79.0%)	71.2%	(64.2%, 78.2%)
Percentage of episodes initiated with mental health specialists	46.1%	(40.3%, 51.8%)	38.2%	(30.0%, 46.9%)

Note. CI = confidence interval. An episode of care was defined as mental health treatment preceded by at least 12 weeks without treatment. Estimates are survey-weighted.