IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v163y2024ics0190740924002871.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Adolescents who enter state custody concurrently with a psychiatric hospitalization

Author

Listed:
  • Cross, Theodore P.
  • Wang, Shufen
  • Tran, Steve P.
  • Chiu, Yu-Ling

Abstract

Some youth enter state custody concurrently with a psychiatric hospitalization. This can happen when youth have serious emotional disturbances and parents or guardians relinquish custody in order to pay for inpatient psychiatric care. We studied a population of 521 adolescents who entered state custody through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) concurrently with a psychiatric hospitalization between our study period from July 2018 to March 2023, and compared them to populations entering state custody in that time period through medical hospitalization and conventional placements. A large majority (79.5 %) of those in the psychiatric hospitalization group entered custody without a finding of parental abuse or neglect or because parents locked out the child, an action some parents take to force the state to take custody Their median length of stay of 56 days suggests that many youth stayed beyond medical necessity. Almost two-thirds went from the psychiatric hospital to a group home or residential treatment center. We discuss how such use of psychiatric hospitalization and congregate care contrasts with policy emphasizing serving youth in the least restrictive setting.

Suggested Citation

  • Cross, Theodore P. & Wang, Shufen & Tran, Steve P. & Chiu, Yu-Ling, 2024. "Adolescents who enter state custody concurrently with a psychiatric hospitalization," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:163:y:2024:i:c:s0190740924002871
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107715
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740924002871
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107715?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Julia H. Littell & Therese D. Pigott & Karianne H. Nilsen & Stacy J. Green & Olga L. K. Montgomery, 2021. "Multisystemic Therapy® for social, emotional, and behavioural problems in youth age 10 to 17: An updated systematic review and meta‐analysis," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(4), December.
    2. Gutterswijk, Raymond V. & Kuiper, Chris H.Z. & Lautan, Navisha & Kunst, Elsemieke G. & van der Horst, Frank C.P. & Stams, Geert Jan J.M. & Prinzie, Peter, 2020. "The outcome of non-residential youth care compared to residential youth care: A multilevel meta-analysis," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    3. Bringewatt, Elizabeth H. & Gershoff, Elizabeth T., 2010. "Falling through the cracks: Gaps and barriers in the mental health system for America's disadvantaged children," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(10), pages 1291-1299, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Semanchin Jones, Annette & Kim, JaeRan & Hill, Katharine & Diebold, Josal, 2018. "Voluntary placements in child welfare: A comparative analysis of state statutes," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 387-394.
    2. Jain, Sonia & Reno, Rebecca & Cohen, Alison K. & Bassey, Henrissa & Master, Mansi, 2019. "Building a culturally-responsive, family-driven early childhood system of care: Understanding the needs and strengths of ethnically diverse families of children with social-emotional and behavioral co," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 31-38.
    3. Heynen, Evelyn & Pat-El, Ron & Gobbi, Paola & Junte, Mirjam & van Helm, Peer, 2024. "Most of them care about us, but not everyone does! Creating a positive living group climate in German youth prison − A longitudinal study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
    4. McCrea, Katherine Tyson & Richards, Maryse & Quimby, Dakari & Scott, Darrick & Davis, Lauren & Hart, Sotonye & Thomas, Andre & Hopson, Symora, 2019. "Understanding violence and developing resilience with African American youth in high-poverty, high-crime communities," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 296-307.
    5. Vostanis, Panos & Ruby, Florence & Jacob, Jenna & Eruyar, Şeyda & Mironga Getanda, Elijah & Haffejee, Sadiyya & Krishna, Murali & Edbrooke-Childs, Julian, 2022. "Youth and professional perspectives of mental health resources across eight countries," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    6. Bailin, Abby & Bearman, Sarah Kate, 2022. "Brief, digital, self-directed, and culturally adapted: Developing a parenting intervention for primary care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    7. Hill, Katharine, 2017. "Prevalence, experiences, and characteristics of children and youth who enter foster care through voluntary placement agreements," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 62-70.
    8. Keyser, Daniel & Ahn, Haksoon & Unick, Jay, 2017. "Predictors of behavioral problems in young children 3 to 9years old: The role of maternal and child factors," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 149-155.
    9. Scrivens, Catherine & Logan, Jayden & Reid, Natasha, 2023. "Navigating the barriers to supporting neurodevelopmental disorders in children in out-of-home care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
    10. Acri, Mary C. & Bornheimer, Lindsay A. & Hamovitch, Emily & Lambert, Kate, 2018. "An examination of the relationship between maternal depression and barriers to child mental health services," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 270-275.
    11. Babo, Francisca & Carvalho, Helena & Santos, Beatriz & Matos, Paula Mena & Mota, Catarina Pinheiro, 2024. "Affective relationships with caregivers, self-efficacy, and hope of adolescents in residential care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
    12. Pronk, S. & van den Berg, G. & Mulder, E.A. & Kuiper, C. & Stams, G.J.J.M. & Popma, A., 2023. "The development of adolescents in a non-residential alternative educational facility, including the prevention of secure residential placement," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
    13. Vivian A. Welch, 2021. "Campbell Collaboration: Reflection on growth and cultivation from 2017 to 2021," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 17(4), December.
    14. Stephan, Sharon H. & Connors, Elizabeth H. & Arora, Prerna & Brey, Laura, 2013. "A learning collaborative approach to training school-based health providers in evidence-based mental health treatment," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 1970-1978.
    15. Glassgow, Anne Elizabeth & Gerges, Michael & Martin, Molly A. & Estrada, Isela & Issa, Zahra & Lapin, Katerine & Morell, Laura & Solis, Nitza & Van Voorhees, Benjamin & Risser, Heather J., 2018. "Integration of mental health services into an innovative health care delivery model for children with chronic conditions," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 144-151.
    16. Sacker, Amanda & Lacey, Rebecca E. & Maughan, Barbara & Murray, Emily T., 2022. "Out-of-home care in childhood and socio-economic functioning in adulthood: ONS Longitudinal study 1971–2011," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    17. Julia H. Littell & Sarah Young & Therese D. Pigott & M. Antonia Biggs & Trine Munk‐Olsen & Julia R. Steinberg, 2024. "PROTOCOL: Abortion and mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(2), June.
    18. Anderson, Joanna K. & Howarth, Emma & Vainre, Maris & Jones, Peter B. & Humphrey, Ayla, 2017. "A scoping literature review of service-level barriers for access and engagement with mental health services for children and young people," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 164-176.
    19. Nina Thorup Dalgaard & Anja Bondebjerg & Elizabeth Bengtsen & Jens Dietrichson & Anders Bach‐Mortensen, 2024. "Protocol: Interventions aimed at preventing out‐of‐home placement of children: A systematic review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(2), June.
    20. Rubén Chávez, Noé & “TK” Halmai-Gillan, Kristina & Esquivel, Krysta & McCarthy, Megan & DeVico, Nicholas & Lee, Sophia & Ferrer, Mildred & Ramos, Amy L., 2023. "Improving healthy connections in under-resourced youth: A YMCA San Diego mental health initiative," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:163:y:2024:i:c:s0190740924002871. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.