Troubled or Troubling? Characteristics of Youth Referred to a System of Care Without System-Level Referral Constraints

Author:

Rosenblatt Jennifer1,Robertson Laurel2,Bates Michael3,Wood Michelle4,Furlong Michael J.5,Sosna Todd6

Affiliation:

1. JENNIFER ROSENBLATT, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California—San Francisco.

2. LAUREL ROBERTSON, MA, is doctoral candidates and evaluation coordinators at the University of California—San Francisco.

3. MICHAEL BATES, MEd, is doctoral candidates and evaluation coordinators at the University of California—San Francisco.

4. MICHELLE WOOD, PhD, is evaluation director at the University of California—San Francisco.

5. MICHAEL J. FURLONG, PhD, is an associate professor and principal investigator at the MISC Evaluation Center at the University of California—Santa Barbara. Address: Michael J. Furlong, Department of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; e-mail: mfurlong@education.ucsb.edu

6. TODD SOSNA, PhD, is MISC project director for the Santa Barbara County Mental Health.

Abstract

The characteristics of 128 youth with emotional and behavioral disorders referred to a system of care were investigated according to agency referral, behavioral and emotional issues, and risk factors. The referral process in this system of care was unique, with each agency referring youth deemed to need multiagency services. The primary analysis used a two-step clustering procedure to examine characteristic profiles, and results produced evidence of four types of referral profiles: Troubled, Troubling. Troubled and Troubling, and At Risk. It was found that youth with various impairments and corresponding needs were referred by different agencies (e.g., troubling youth were most likely to be referred by juvenile probation), but all agencies referred youth across the four clusters. The results of this study are examined with respect to the long-standing policy debate regarding which youth with emotional and behavioral disorders should be given priority to receive services. Implications about evaluating outcomes in systems of care are also discussed.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Education

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