ArticleThe journal of behavioral health services & research2022
Community Adversity and Utilization of Psychotropic Medications Among Children in Foster Care.
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- Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors Associated with Psychotropic Medication and Mental Health Service Use among Children in Out-of-Home Care in the United States: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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The objective of this study was to examine the association between community adversity and psychotropic use among children in foster care in one US state. This study uses a cross-sectional design integrated foster care and Medicaid administrative data with data from Kids Count, the US Census, and the Area Health Resource File. There were 4,334 children ages 5-18 in foster care in 2014. We used K-means cluster analysis grouped state counties using indicators of school performance, juvenile justice involvement, and food insecurity. Chi-square tests assessed significance between psychotropic medication and community adversity cluster. A generalized linear mixed model assessed the relationship between psychotropic use and community adversity cluster, accounting for individual-level and cluster-level factors. Children in foster care living in high adversity communities were significantly less likely to use psychotropic medication (p < .0001). Future research can investigate the specific community factor influencing judicious use of psychotropic medication and the impact on children outcomes.
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