Latino Children Have Highest Unmet Need for Mental Health Services

April 21, 2003 Latino Children Have Highest Unmet Need for Mental Health Services Most children who need a mental health evaluation do not receive services, and Latinos and the uninsured have especially high rates of unmet need relative to other children. Additionally, rates of use of mental health services are extremely low among preschool children. These are the finding of a report entitled “Unmet Need for Mental Health Care Among U.S. Children: Variations by Ethnicity and Insurance Status,” published in the September 2002 American Journal of Psychiatry. Authors Sheryl H. Kataoka, M.D., M.S.H.S., Lily Zhang . . .