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August 15, 2025

State-Level Variation in Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Access to Children's Mental Health Care.

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GGGenevieve GraafLSLonnie R. Snowden

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Overview

Retrospective analysis reveals significant racial-ethnic disparities in access to mental health care among children, indicating a need for policy intervention.

Key Points

  • Significant disparities exist in access to children's mental health care among racial-ethnic groups across U.S. states, particularly affecting Black and Hispanic children.
  • Black children reported higher unmet mental health needs in four states, while Hispanic children showed varied access to care in seven states.
  • This cross-sectional study analyzed pooled data from the National Survey of Children's Health covering 2016-2019, focusing on access disparities.
  • Understanding state-level variations in these disparities can inform targeted policies to improve mental health care for children.

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Graaf et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a34f63234c60ad5c20bbfehttps://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240279
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