Estimating demand for mental health care among Australian children and adolescents: Findings from the Young Minds Matter survey.
Claudia SpartiMadeleine PearlDavid M LawrenceJames G ScottSandra DiminicPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2021)
This study quantified the number of children and adolescents in Australia who are likely to require mental health services. Findings suggest that not everyone in this group who has an expressed service demand meets diagnostic thresholds, but among those who do, service demand is higher.