Posted on December 17, 2008 11:30
Categories: Medicaid | Mental Health | Special Populations | State and Local | Treatment and Recovery | Legislative and Regulatory Issues | Substance Abuse
Topics: Access/Barriers | Children & Adolescents | Co-Occurring Disorders | Legislation (State & Local) | Medicaid | Mental Health | Substance Abuse | Treatment
This study of adolescents in Oregon found that those eligible for Medicaid were five times more likely to receive mental health services in the same year they entered substance abuse treatment that non-Medicaid-eligible adolescents. The authors conclude that these results point to Medicaid’s crucial role in serving adolescents with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders and recommend related policy changes.
Deck, D., & Ley, K. V. (2006). Medicaid eligibility and access to mental health services among adolescents in substance abuse treatment. Psychiatric Services, 57(2): 263-5. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.2.263. http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/2/263
Authors: Dennis Deck and Kelly Vander Ley
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