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

Am J Public Health. 2023 Dec;113(12):1267-1270. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307417. Epub 2023 Oct 5.

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. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(12):1267-1270. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307417).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Case Management
  • Cognition
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Recidivism* / prevention & control
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States / epidemiology