?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10269%2F&rft.title=Adolescence+Explored%3A+Mental+Health+and+Substance+Abuse+in+an+Underserved+Population&rft.creator=McAuley%2C+Kristen+Michelle&rft.description=The+Surgeon+General's+Conference+on+Children's+Mental+Health+held+in+2000+brought+attention+to+the+fact+that+children+and+adolescents+with+mental+health+and+substance+abuse+problems+are+an+underserved+population.+Rates+of+psychiatric+disorders+are+high+among+this+population%2C+yet+very+few+adolescents+who+need+help+actually+receive+it.+A+comprehensive+literature+review+was+undertaken+to+examine+various+aspects+of+adolescent+health%2C+including+rates+of+mental+health+and+substance+abuse+as+well+as+treatment+and+mental+health+service+utilization+among+this+population.+Barriers+to+care+are+discussed%2C+with+emphasis+on+gender%2C+ethnicity%2C+psychiatric+diagnosis%2C+treatment+setting%2C+and+parental+influences.+In+the+past%2C+the+specialty+mental+health+care+sector+has+been+relied+on+to+provide+treatment+for+adolescents.+This+thesis+examines+school-based+mental+health+services%2C+and+Student+Assistance+Programs+in+particular%2C+as+alternatives+to+treatment+for+the+adolescent+population.+School-based+clinics+have+the+potential+to+reduce+some+barriers+to+care%2C+hence+increasing+rates+of+care+for+adolescents+with+mental+health+and+substance+abuse+problems.+Other+recommendations+to+reduce+barriers+to+care+and+increase+rates+of+treatment+are+presented.+Mental+health+and+substance+abuse+have+a+significant+impact+on+the+health+of+the+nation.+These+disorders+cause+or+exacerbate+numerous+health+problems%2C+including+cancer+and+heart+disease.+In+1996%2C+mental+health+problems+cost+the+United+States+%24150+billion+in+direct+and+indirect+costs+(USDHHS%2C+2000).+The+relevance+of+public+health+in+this+thesis+is+exemplified+by+the+potential+of+public+health+to+decrease+the+health+consequences+associated+with+these+disorders+by+working+to+increase+rates+of+treatment.&rft.date=2004-12-17&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10269%2F1%2Fmcauleykm_etd2004%255B1%255D.pdf&rft.identifier=++McAuley%2C+Kristen+Michelle++(2004)+Adolescence+Explored%3A+Mental+Health+and+Substance+Abuse+in+an+Underserved+Population.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++