Barriers to Behavioral Health Treatment Among Youth and Caregivers Involved in the Juvenile Legal System
Our results indicate that while caregivers are motivated to get their child into treatment, they face several different types of barriers to service engagement. These findings underscore the need for acceptable, accessible and family-centered behavioral health service pathways.
Authors
- Kathleen Kemp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2800-0956)
- Kaitlin N. Piper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9422-1565)
- Crosby A. Modrowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5535-3343)
- Kaitlin M. Sheerin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0462-3566)
- Sean Stielow
- Mackenzie Hines-Wilson
- Elizabeth Van Alstine
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- John Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2025.2602475
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00