Alcohol, drug, and mental health specialty treatment services and race/ethnicity: A national study of children and families involved with child welfare

A.M. Libby, H.D. Orton, R.P. Barth, M.B. Webb, B.J. Burns, P. Wood and P. Spicer

American Journal of Public Health, 2006, vol. 96, issue 4, 628-631

Abstract: We used data on a national sample of children involved with child welfare systems to compare American Indian caregivers with White, Black, and Hispanic caregivers in their need for, and receipt of, specialty alcohol, drug, and mental health treatment. American Indian caregivers were significantly less likely to receive services than were Hispanic caregivers (P

Date: 2006
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