Geographic and Sociodemographic Disparities in Pediatric Mental Health Care Need and Access
Yiting Chen, Mengjie Lu, Yunyu Xiao, Li Niu, Angela Diaz, Yan Li · 2026
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Yiting Chen and co-authors study gaps in children's mental health care in a 2026 survey paper. Youth mental health has worsened for decades in the United States. Sadness and hopelessness among teens rose sharply in the decade before 2020, and nearly half of children with a condition get no professional care. Fresh household-level evidence on need and access was lacking.
Using pooled Census Household Pulse Survey data, the team measured three things: reported need for treatment, needed care not received, and how hard care was to get. They linked each measure to household traits such as income and insurance. State-by-state maps showed wide geographic spread. The study gives policymakers a current picture of where families fall through the cracks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yiting Chen, Mengjie Lu, Yunyu Xiao, Li Niu, Angela Diaz, Yan Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |