An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati112 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the TeenScreen intervention to usual care for adolescents who screen positive for mental health problems in a pediatric emergency department. It is anticipated that adolescents receiving the TeenScreen intervention will be more likely to attend a first session of outpatient mental health services within 60 days of the initial screening than those receiving the usual care.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

112

Conditions

Mental Health

Interventions

TeenScreen ProgramBEHAVIORAL

Adolescents who are randomized into the TeenScreen program and their parent/guardian will receive post-screening information, a facilitated referral, and case management services from a research social worker.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 11 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients between 11 and 17 years old * Medically stable and presenting with a non-psychiatric complaint * English speaking * Parent/guardian present for consent * Insurance coverage by Medicaid * Hamilton County residents * Not currently receiving mental health treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 11 years or greater than 17 years old * Parent/guardian not present at time of visit * Medically unstable * Non-English speaking * Insurance other than Medicaid * Presenting complaint is a mental health problem * Currently receiving mental health treatment

Locations (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of Emergency Medicine

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data

Time frame: 60 days after the initial mental health screening

Secondary Outcomes

Measurement of depressive symptoms and impairment of functioning utilizing the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressions Scale and Sheehan Disability Score

Time frame: 60 days after the initial mental health screening

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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