title: School-based psychological screening in the aftermath of a disaster: are parents satisfied and do their children access treatment?
abstract: This study investigated parents' satisfaction with postdisaster school-based screening and whether satisfaction was related to follow-through with screening recommendations. From among 1,268 there were 224 children, ages 7-18 years (M = 10.97, SD = 2.44 years) screened for emotional distress 4 months after a flood and 130 parents who completed the screening evaluation. Of the 44 children who showed severe emotional distress, less than 50% of their parents reported concerns and only 29.5% had sought assistance. Following screening, 86.7% of these children completed treatment. Overall satisfaction ratings by parents were high, with 99.2% very or mostly satisfied.
authors.affiliation: Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Mater Health Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Kellee M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Brett M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: Vanessa E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Cobham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D055868:Floods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*