Racial and ethnic differences in children's mental health services in Medicaid before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Series Title(s):
- ASPE issue brief
- Author(s):
- Ali, Mir M., (Health economist), author West, Kristina D., author Creedon, Timothy B., author
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy November 1, 2022
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Child COVID-19 Ethnicity Facilities and Services Utilization -- statistics & numerical data Medicaid -- statistics & numerical data Mental Health Services -- statistics & numerical data Racial Groups Telemedicine -- statistics & numerical data United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Average monthly mental health service use among children covered under Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program declined by 5% during the COVID-19 pandemic. The size of the decline varied by race and ethnicity and was larger for Black (-11%), Hispanic (-5%), and Asian (-3%) children than White children (-1%). During the pandemic, the amount of telemental health service use among children increased for all groups (Black 3580%; Hispanic 3311%; Asian 4117%; and White 2175%), but children of color still had fewer telemental health encounters than White children. Increased telemental health use during the pandemic was not enough to fully offset the reductions in in-person mental health services.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (8 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918590488906676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918590488906676