PSY-8509: Behavioral Health Services Policy

Das, A., Singh, P., & Bruckner, T. (2020). Continuity of Mental Health Care at Community Health Centers and Reduced Emergency Department Visits for Suicidal Ideation/Self-Harm. Community Mental Health Journal, 1-9.
This article discusses the reduction in the use of ER for mental health when other resources are available.

Yonek, J. C., Dauria, E. F., Kemp, K., Koinis-Mitchell, D., Marshall, B. D. L., & Tolou-Shams, M. (2019). Factors associated with use of mental health and substance use treatment services by justice-involved youths.Psychiatric Services, 70(7), 586–595.
The resource provides insight into the treatment needs of incarcerated youth and their access to care.

Arevian, A. C., Jones, F., Moore, E. M., Goodsmith, N., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Ewing, T., Siddiq, H., Lester, P., Cheung, E., Ijadi-Maghsoodi, R., Gabrielian, S., Sugarman, O. K., Bonds, C., Benitez, C., Innes-Gomberg, D., Springgate, B., Haywood, C., Meyers, D., Sherin, J. E., & Wells, K. (2020). Mental health community and health system issues in COVID-19: Lessons from academic, community, provider and policy stakeholders. Ethnicity & Disease, 30(4), 695–700.
This article discusses the mental health treatment issues that were highlighted as a result of COVID-19.

Hedden, B. J., Comartin, E., Hambrick, N., & Kubiak, S. (2021). Racial disparities in access to and utilization of jail- and community-based mental health treatment in 8 US midwestern jails in 2017. American Journal of Public Health, 111(2), 277–285.
This resource provides insight into racial disparities accessing mental health care post-release from jail.

Bruckner, T. A., Singh, P., Snowden, L. R., Yoon, J., & Chakravarthy, B. (2019). Rapid growth of mental health services at community health centers. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 46(5), 670–677.
This article discusses the growth in the use of community health centers for mental health needs.

Hoover, S., & Bostic, J. (2021). Schools as a vital component of the child and adolescent mental health system. Psychiatric Services, 72(1), 37–48.
This article discusses why school increases access to services.

Stempel, H., Cox, M. M. G., O’Leary, S., Stein, R., & Allison, M. A. (2019). Students seeking mental health services at school‐based health centers: Characteristics and utilization patterns. Journal of School Health, 89(10), 839–846.
This article discusses service utilization of school-based mental health services.