Service use by Australian children for emotional and behavioural problems: Findings from the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Conclusion:
Rates of service use for mental disorders in Australia’s children and adolescents appear to have increased substantially. Health services and schools are the major providers of services for emotional and behavioural problems, but telephone counselling and online services have become well-established parts of the service environment.

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - August 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Johnson, S. E., Lawrence, D., Hafekost, J., Saw, S., Buckingham, W. J., Sawyer, M., Ainley, J., Zubrick, S. R. Tags: Research Source Type: research