title: The Impact of Single Mothers' Health Insurance Coverage on Behavioral Health Services Utilization by Their Adolescent Children.
abstract: Adolescents living in single-mother households are more likely to have behavioral health conditions, but are less likely to utilize any behavioral health services. Using nationally representative mother-child pair data pooled over 6 years from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the study finds that when single mothers were uninsured, their adolescent children were less likely to utilize any behavioral health services, even when the children themselves were covered by insurance. The extension of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to uninsured single mothers could improve the behavioral health of the adolescent population.
authors.affiliation: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA. mir.ali@samhsa.hhs.gov.
authors.forename: Mir M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Judith L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teich
authors.affiliation: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mutter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009035:Mothers; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D015406:Single Parent; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States