Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal: 'Knowledge of and attitudes towards behavioral health services among older youth in the foster care system'.

Munson, Michelle R. ; Narendorf, Sarah Carter ; McMillen, J. Curtis 等

This study examined knowledge of and attitudes towards services among 268 17-year-olds with psychiatric diagnoses preparing to exit foster care. A structured interview assessed knowledge of services with vignette scenarios and attitudes using a standardised scale. Descriptive statistics described the extent of knowledge and attitudes among this population and regression analyses examined predictors of these dimensions of literacy. Most young people suggested a help source, but responses often lacked specificity. Gender and depression were the strongest predictors of knowledge and attitudes, respectively. Knowing which aspects of literacy are low, and for whom, can inform education efforts to improve access to care in adulthood.

28:2, April 2011, pp 97-112