Racial and Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use Among Adolescents
In this study, substantial racial and ethnic differences were observed in US adolescent mental health service use after the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in psychotropic medication use and clinical outpatient, school, and telemental health settings. These findings highlight the need to improve mental health access for adolescent members of racial and ethnic minority groups.
Authors
- Yanlei Ma
- Janet R. Cummings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3845-7853)
- Hefei Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0265-1690)
- Cristian Ramos
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.16612
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.59