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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 7;61(7):915–925. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.09.420

Figure 2. Mental Health Care Differences by Race/Ethnicity Among Youth With Need, 2010–2017.

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Note: A) Any mental health care use among youths with a need for mental health care by race/ethnicity, 2010 – 2017. B) any outpatient mental health care use among youths with a need for mental health care by race/ethnicity, 2010 – 2017. C) any psychotropic medication use among youths with a need for mental health care by race/ethnicity 2010 – 2017.

Data for A): Youth ages 5–17 from the 2010–2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Any mental health care use is defined as an outpatient provider visit associated with a mental health diagnosis (International Classification Disease (ICD-9) codes 291, 292 or 295–314; ICD-10 codes: F01-F99) or treatment coded as psychotherapy or mental health counseling or a psychotropic medication fill identified through the Multum Medisource Lexicon classification system. The statistical comparison is between the first and last point on the x-axis (2010–11 vs 2016–17). Data for B): Youth ages 5–17 from the 2010–2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Any outpatient mental health care use defined as an outpatient provider visit associated with a mental health diagnosis (International Classification Disease (ICD-9) codes 291, 292 or 295–314; ICD-10 codes: F01-F99) or treatment coded as psychotherapy or mental health counseling. The statistical comparison is between the first and last point on the x-axis (2010–11 vs 2016–17). Data for C): Youth ages 5–17 from the 2010–2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Any psychotropic medication fill was identified through the Multum Medisource Lexicon classification system. The statistical comparison is between the first and last point on the x-axis (2010–11 vs 2016–17).

**p<0.01; ***p<0.001.