NCJ Number
224683
Date Published
September 2008
Length
4 pages
Annotation
Findings are presented from questions from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) regarding out-of-home treatment and counseling received by youth aged 12 to 17 for problems with behavior or emotions not caused by drugs or alcohol.
Abstract
Results from the survey include: (1) combined data from 2002 to 2006 indicate that an estimated 2.6 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 reported receiving out-of-home services for emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months in a hospital, a residential treatment center, or a foster care or therapeutic foster care setting; (2) among youths aged 12 to 17 who received any type of out-of-home services for emotional or behavioral problems in the past 12 months, about half reported staying only for one or two nights; and (3) the reported length of time spent in out-of-home service settings in the past year varied by gender; in general, male youths aged 12 to 17 were more likely to report having stayed for one night, while their female counterparts were more likely to report having stayed for seven nights or longer. Over the past two decades, there have been marked changes in inpatient, residential, and foster care service, also referred to as out-of-home mental health services for children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral problems. This issue of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Report examines utilization of out-of-home mental health services among youths aged 12 to 17. All findings presented are annual averages based on combined 2002 to 2006 NSDUH data. Table, figures, notes