Comparing early-childhood and school-aged systems of care for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties: risk, symptom presentation, and outcomes

dc.contributor.authorSchreier, Alayna
dc.contributor.authorKaufman, Joy S.
dc.contributor.authorCrusto, Cindy A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-29T06:47:36Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES : Most large-scale evaluations of systems of care (SOCs) have focused on school-aged populations, with limited research examining early childhood SOCs. As a result, little is known about how risk profiles, symptom presentation, and outcomes may vary between early childhood and school-aged SOC participants. This descriptive study uses data from two SOCs—an early childhood SOC (EC-SOC) and a school-aged SOC (SA-SOC)—to examine the differences across age groups in how children and families present to SOCs and the extent to which risk factors and symptoms change over six months of enrollment. METHOD : Participants were 184 children in the EC-SOC (mage = 3.91) and 142 children in the SA-SOC (mage = 9.36). Families completed measures assessing risk factors and functioning at enrollment and at six-month follow up. Descriptive analyses measured the presence of risk factors and symptoms at enrollment and follow-up. Correlations were computed to determine the associations between symptom measures. RESULTS : Results identified areas of similarity and difference between families presenting for SOCs at different developmental stages. Younger children experienced greater behavioral problems (Hedge’s g = 0.52, p< 0.001) with more associated caregiver stress (Hedge’s g range = 0.34–0.62, p < 0.01) and strain (Hedge’s g = 0.34, p= 0.005). Trauma was more strongly associated with child and caregiver symptoms among younger children. Greater change in symptom measures was observed for the EC-SOC. CONCLUSIONS : Findings highlight the importance of providing services in early childhood and provide guidance for SOC service provision at different ages.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentPsychologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2020-08-05
dc.description.librarianhj2020en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe preparation of this paper was supported, in part, by the first author’s National Institutes of Health T32-funded postdoctoral training fellowship (T32DA019426-13). The New London Building Blocks project was supported by a grant from the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The Rhode Island Positive Educational Partnership project was supported through a cooperative agreement by the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to the State of Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/journal/10826en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSchreier, A., Kaufman, J.S. & Crusto, C.A. Comparing Early-Childhood and School-Aged Systems of Care for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties: Risk, Symptom Presentation, and Outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies 28, 2312–2325 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01447-z.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1062-1024 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1573-2843 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s10826-019-01447-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/74780
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019. The original publication is available at : https://link.springer.com/journal/10826.en_ZA
dc.subjectSystems of care (SOCs)en_ZA
dc.subjectEarly childhooden_ZA
dc.subjectSchool-ageden_ZA
dc.subjectFamily risk factorsen_ZA
dc.subjectYouth outcomesen_ZA
dc.titleComparing early-childhood and school-aged systems of care for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties: risk, symptom presentation, and outcomesen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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