Are two voices better than one? Predicting permanency in minority youth using multi-informant mental health and strength data.
Are two voices better than one? Predicting permanency in minority youth using multi-informant mental health and strength data.
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两种声音比一种声音好吗？
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10.1007/s11414-012-9280-4
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2014
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Beigel,Astrid
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作者：
Toche-Manley,LindaL;Dietzen,Laura;Nankin,Jesse;Beigel,Astrid
在6-17岁儿童福利机构的青少年中，40%符合一项或多项DSM诊断标准。对于儿童福利机构中的少数民族青年来说，心理健康状况不佳加上获得护理的机会有限和种族差异偏见，导致结果更差。本文使用自动行为健康评估系统收集和分析的数据进行了多年的研究，重点是如何改善儿童福利的案例规划。青年、他们的个案工作者，有时还有父母完成了衡量和监测青年需求和优势的评估。超过60%的参与研究的年轻人是非洲裔美国人;在六个月的病例规划后，发现永久率只有三分之一。与更好的行为健康和永久性的结果相关的预测因素进行了确定和讨论，以及通过纳入多个线人，包括青年的意见，以改善案件规划的影响。
Among youth in child welfare ages 6–17 years, 40 % meet the criteria for one or more DSM diagnoses. For minority youth in child welfare, poor mental health is compounded by limited access to care and racial disparity bias, leading to poorer outcomes. This paper uses data collected and analyzed by an automated behavioral health assessment system for a multiyear study that focused on ways to improve case planning in child welfare. Youth, their caseworkers, and, in some cases, parents completed assessments that measured and monitored the youths’ needs and strengths. More than 60 % of youth participating in the study were African-American; permanency rates after six months of case planning were found to be only one third. Predictive factors related to better behavioral health and permanency outcomes are identified and discussed, as well as the implications for improving case planning by incorporating the views of multiple informants, including the youth.