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A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base
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Chapter 7: Disparities in Access to Services and Delivery of Culturally Competent Services

Symposium—Disparities in Children’s Mental Health Systems of Care
Chair: Philip Leaf

Symposium Introduction
Philip Leaf

Disparities in Need and Disparities in Outcome:
What Have We Learned to Date through the National Evaluation?
John W. Gilford & Christine Walrath

The Potential Role of CMHS Program Sites in Addressing Mental Health Disparities
Richard Miech, Melissa Azur, Amy Goldstein, Keri Jowers, Tracy Patterson, Christine Walrath, Phil Leaf

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Caregivers’ Ratings on the Cultural Competence
of Their Service Providers in Systems of Care
Robert L. Stephens, Ye Xu, Phyllis Gyamfi

How and Why Does Health Service Access Vary across Racial/Ethnic Groups
 for Children in the Child Welfare System?
Rebecca Wells, Marianne M. Hillemeier, Yu Bai, Rhonda Belue

Race/Ethnicity and Psychotropic Medication Prescribing Patterns for Youth
Courtney Rice, Marion Becker

Ethnic Disparities in Special Education Placement among Children
with Attention/Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
David S. Mandell, Jasmine K. Davis, Katherine B. Bevans, James P. Guevara

Against the Odds: Addressing Race/Ethnicities Barriers via Systems of Care
Katherine E. Grimes, Sara L. Nechasek, Ariel Greenidge, Brian Mullin

Symposium— Through a Cultural Looking Glass: Improving Services
for Diverse Youth  and Families
Chair: Larke N. Huang

Symposium Introduction
Larke N. Huang

Predictors of Intake Attendance for Asian American Youth
at an Asian-Oriented Ethnic-Specific Mental Health Program
Phillip D. Akutsu, Garyn K. Tsuru & Joyce P. Chu

Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren: Health Services Implications
Loriena A. Yancura & Barbara W. K. Yee

Strengthening Intergenerational/Intercultural Ties
in Immigrant Families (SITIF)
Yu-Wen Ying

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