A Profile of Care Coordination, Missed School Days, and Unmet Needs Among Oregon Children with Special Health Care Needs with Behavioral and Mental Health Conditions

Authors

Olivia J. Lindly, Northern Arizona UniversityFollow
Alison J. Martin, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
Kathryn Lally, Yale Child Study Center

Published In

Community Mental Health Journal

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

4-2020

Abstract

To inform Oregon’s Title V needs assessment activities, we aimed to (1) characterize the state’s subpopulation of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) with behavioral and mental health conditions (B/MHC) and (2) determine associations of care coordination with missed school days and unmet needs for this subpopulation. We analyzed 2009–2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs data on 736 Oregon CSHCN < 18 years, including 418 CSHCN with B/MHC. Among Oregon CSHCN with B/MHC: 48.9% missed ≥ 4 school days, 25% had ≥ 1 unmet health services need, and 14.8% had ≥ 1 unmet family support services need. Care coordination was associated with lower adjusted odds of ≥ 1 unmet health services need but was not significantly associated with missed school days or unmet family support services need. The approach to identify Oregon CSHCN with B/MHC may be adopted by other states endeavoring to improve health for this vulnerable subpopulation.

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020

Locate the Document

http://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00609-4

DOI

10.1007/s10597-020-00609-4

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32822

Citation Details

Lindly, O.J., Martin, A.J. & Lally, K. A Profile of Care Coordination, Missed School Days, and Unmet Needs Among Oregon Children with Special Health Care Needs with Behavioral and Mental Health Conditions. Community Ment Health J (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00609-4