Evaluating e-Connect: Mitigating Race by Gender Disparities in Behavioral Health Referral Among Youths on Probation, Northeast United States, 2019.

Ryan, Margaret E; Elkington, Katherine S; Sarapas, Casey; Sichel, Corianna; Taxman, Faye; Dennis, Michael L; Wasserman, Gail A · Am J Public Health · 2023

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Abstract

Addressing the behavioral health needs of youths involved in the justice system is key to reducing recidivism risk and preventing long-term system involvement. However, rates of treatment referral and initiation remain low, especially among minoritized youths and boys. The e-Connect System, a digital, clinical decision support system, addresses this problem by increasing rates of behavioral health treatment referral and initiation rates among youths on probation. In this study, we examine whether e-Connect helps improve equity in referral and treatment initiation outcomes. (<i>Am J Public Health.</i> 2023;113(12):1267-1270. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307417).

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