1. Behavioral Health Services use Among Racial and Ethnic Groups: Results from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
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Villamil Grest, Carolina, Siantz, Elizabeth, and Cederbaum, Julie
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NATIVE Americans , *STATISTICS , *HEALTH services accessibility , *MINORITIES , *TREATMENT programs , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *HISPANIC Americans , *SUBSTANCE abuse treatment , *ALASKA Natives , *AGE distribution , *MULTIPLE regression analysis , *RACE , *INTERVIEWING , *MEDICAL care use , *ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY , *SURVEYS , *COMPARATIVE studies , *SEX distribution , *PRIMARY health care , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *SECONDARY care (Medicine) , *STATISTICAL sampling , *WHITE people , *DATA analysis software , *ODDS ratio , *PSYCHOLOGY of immigrants , *EDUCATIONAL attainment - Abstract
Access and utilization of behavioral health services is a public health issue, yet disparities among racial/ethnic groups persist, resulting in fewer access points and lower utilization. Using pooled 2015 and 2016 California Health Interview Survey (N = 42,089) data of diverse adults, this study examines provider access points for behavioral health services use. Latinx (OR = 0.55, 95% CI, 0.38–0.80), Asian (OR = 0.32, 95% CI, 0.17–0.59), and first generation (OR = 0.56, 95% CI,.38-.83) individuals, reported lower odds of accessing specialty care behavioral health services, compared to no services. First generation adults reported lower odds accessing a primary care physician (OR = 0.66, 95% CI, 0.44–0.98), compared to none. Results advance knowledge of behavioral health services access points among racial, ethnic and immigrant groups, following passage of the California Mental Health Services Act. Findings suggest primary care may be an important entry point for behavioral health service use engagement among underserved populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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