ArticleChildren and youth services review2012
Facilitating Mental Health Service Use for Caregivers: Referral Strategies among Child Welfare Caseworkers.
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- Defining the Social Needs Service Cascade: Evidence From A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study.Medical care research and review : MCRR · 2026Article
- Mental health service use of young people in child welfare services in Quebec, Canada.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2024Article
- Preserving Families of Children in Child Welfare with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities.Child welfare · 2023Article
- Infants Investigated by the Child Welfare System: Exploring a Distinct Profile of Risks, Service Needs, and Referrals for Support in Ontario.Brain sciences · 2017Article
- Profiles of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization, Substance Misuse, and Depression Among Female Caregivers Involved with Child Protective Services.Journal of family violence · 2015Article
- Depression and Service Use Among Caregivers Dually Involved in the Child Welfare and Mental Health Systems.Social work in mental health · 2015Article
- Introducing Technology in Child Welfare Referrals: A Case Study.Journal of technology in human services · 2015Article
- Under What Conditions Does Caseworker-Caregiver Racial/Ethnic Similarity Matter for Housing Service Provision? An Application of Representative Bureaucracy Theory.The Social service review · 2014Article
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Abstract
Unmet needs for mental health care are common among caregivers involved in the child welfare system. Although child welfare caseworkers are well positioned to identify service needs and refer caregivers to treatment, little is known about the types of referral strategies used in practice, or their effectiveness for promoting mental health service use. The current study examined child welfare caseworkers' use of different referral strategies and the extent to which these strategies are associated with caregivers' receipt of mental health services within a national sample of child welfare cases. Analyses of the second cohort of families from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being suggest that child welfare workers more often use informational strategies for referring caregivers, including suggesting treatment or providing information about treatment options. However, social referral strategies such as providing caregivers with direct assistance in completing applications and making and attending appointments were associated with a greater likelihood of caregivers receiving mental health services. Findings support evidence from other service contexts that service use is facilitated by caseworkers' direct support for arranging services. Implications for research and for child welfare managers and administrators are discussed.
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