The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry published a study examining the barriers to behavioral health treatment for adolescents, especially those with co-occurring disorders.  The authors analyze the implications of health reform on access to behavioral health, and conclude that health reform will improve access to behavioral health for adolescents.

Sterling, S., Weisner, C., Hinman, A. and Parthasarathy, S.  (2010).  Access to treatment for adolescents with substance use and co-occurring disorders: challenges and opportunities.  The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,  49(7): 637-646.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20610133

Authors: S. Sterling, C. Weisner, A. Hinman and S. Parthasarathy