Patterns of Care Presentation - Child and Adolescent Services ...

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA STUDIES
1. Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health, 1983-1988
(Bui & Takeuchi, 1992; Takeuchi et al., 1993)
Sample:
853 African American, 704 Asian American,
964 Hispanic, and 607 White clients
Significant findings when “minority” compared to White
# in system: Asian American & Hispanic under-represented
African American over-represented
Dropouts:
Length of
Treatment:
OP Episodes:
Referral
Source:
No differences
African American stay shortest time
Asian American stay longest time
African American have more
African American more by school/legal
and less by family, mental health
Asian American more by school
and less by social/legal
Mexican American more by school
and less by social/legal