Citation

Rodriguez J, Hoagwood KE, Gopalan G, Olin S, McKay MM, Marcus SM, Radigan M, Chung M, Legerski J. J. Emot. Behav. Disord. (Austin) 2012; 20(2): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Hammill Institute on Disabilities, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1063426611428157

PMID

22754272

PMCID

PMC3384551

Abstract

Treatment participation was examined among youth enrolled in an evaluation of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for trauma following the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster. Staff at nine agencies serving a predominantly low-income ethnically diverse population were trained to deliver CBT and structured engagement strategies. Four hundred and forty-five youth ages 5-19 were eligible for CBT, and 417 (94%) received at least one treatment session. Pretreatment and treatment show rates and overall dose were examined. Treatment participation rates were higher than those typically reported in community studies of children's mental health services. Regression analyses indicated variability across sites in treatment show rates with the highest rates at where services were delivered in schools. However, sites, demographic factors and trauma symptoms accounted for a small amount of variance in treatment participation overall. The study suggests structured engagement strategies, linked to evidence-based treatments may improve treatment participation for youth.

Language: en