Date of Award
2007
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Program
Psychology
Supervisor
Dr. Graham Reid
Second Advisor
Dr. Richard Neufeld
Third Advisor
Dr. Leora Swartzman
Abstract
In order to better understand what happens once a parent contacts a children’s mental health centre for help with their child’s psychosocial problems, the current study examined predisposing, need, and enabling/inhibiting factors associated with (1) a pattern of contacting multiple agencies/professionals (high-volume) versus one agency and (2) a simultaneous (overlapping) versus sequential pattern of involvement with multiple agencies/professionals. The strongest predictor of a high-volume help-seeking pattern was parent history of mental health service use. Other significant predictors were lower parental depression and residing in an area with ten or more child serving agencies. The simultaneous agency involvement pattern was associated with more severe child internalizing problems. Both models were validated using bootstrap resampling. Further analyses explored system-level (i.e., service availability) and individual-level (i.e., uptake) correlates of these patterns in the context of Ontario’s children’s mental health system. Implications for service delivery in the children’s mental health system are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Tobon, Juliana I., "CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: INVESTIGATING FACTORS RELATED TO HELP-SEEKING AND AGENCY INVOLVEMENT PATTERNS" (2007). Digitized Theses. 4912.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/4912