scholarly journals Children's mental health policies in the United States: perspectives from advocates and state leaders

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2213-2222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice L. Cooper ◽  
Yumiko Aratani
Author(s):  
Lauren F. Seibel ◽  
Robin Peth-Pierce ◽  
Kimberly E. Hoagwood

AbstractNearly four decades ago, Unclaimed Children documented the gaps in the United States between mental health programs and caregivers’ perspectives about those services for their children. This absence of attention to parent or caregiver perspectives, including their satisfaction with these services, was a key finding of the report, which detailed system failure in caring for youth with mental health needs. Since then, the focus on caregiver satisfaction with children’s mental health services has been largely overlooked in research, and when examined has been mostly included as an indicator of the feasibility of program implementation. In striking contrast, overall healthcare system reforms have highlighted the importance of improving consumer’s direct experience of care. However, caregiver satisfaction remains largely disconnected to these overall health system reforms, even as reforms focus increasingly on value-based, coordinated and integrated care. In this paper, we review literature from 2010 to 2020, revisit the measurement of caregiver satisfaction, identify how and when it is being measured, and delineate a research agenda to both realign it with health system improvements, refine its focus on expectancies and appropriateness, and root it more firmly in the principles of user experience (UX) and human-centered design (HCD).


2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (8) ◽  
pp. 1130-1145
Author(s):  
Kimberly Eaton Hoagwood ◽  
Jonathan Purtle ◽  
Julia Spandorfer ◽  
Robin Peth-Pierce ◽  
Sarah McCue Horwitz

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1424-1434 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Knesper ◽  
John R. Wheeler ◽  
David J. Pagnucco

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