Enrolment of children and adolescents in psychosocial care:more likely with low family social support and poor parenting skills

Knowledge about determinants of child and adolescent enrolment in psychosocial care concerns only single types of care and usually only socio-demographic factors. The social environment is also a likely key determinant but evidence is lacking. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between family social support, parenting skills and child and adolescent enrolment in psychosocial care. We obtained data on 1,331 children (response rate 56.6 %), 4-18 years old, enrolled in preventive child health care, and child and adolescent social care and mental health care because of psychosoc... Mehr ...