TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement of Childhood Serious Emotional Disturbance
T2 - State of the Science and Issues for Consideration
AU - Ringeisen, Heather
AU - Stambaugh, Leyla
AU - Bose, Jonaki
AU - Casanueva, Cecilia
AU - Hedden, Sarra
AU - Avenevoli, Shelli
AU - Blau, Gary
AU - Canino, Glorisa
AU - Carter, Alice
AU - Colpe, Lisa
AU - Copeland, William E.
AU - Fisher, Prudence W.
AU - Kaufman, Joan
AU - Merikangas, Kathleen
AU - Narrow, William
AU - Stroul, Beth
AU - West, Jerry
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © Hammill Institute on Disabilities 2016.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - Surveys suggest that between 4.3% and 11.5% of children living in the United States have a serious emotional disturbance (SED). SED is defined in the Federal Register, and federal block grants are allocated to states based on the prevalence of SED. Accurate measurement of SED is critical, yet surveys have used different methodologies and instrumentation to obtain prevalence estimates. Two expert panels were convened by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the fall of 2014 to discuss the current state of the field in operationalizing and measuring SED. The aims of this article are to (a) provide an update on SED prevalence rates from survey research, (b) summarize key discussion points that emerged during the SAMHSA expert panel meetings, and (c) make specific recommendations for next steps in measuring the prevalence of SED. Issues addressed in this article are important not only for federal allocation of service dollars to meet the needs of children with SED, but also for broader mental health surveillance efforts within the context of large national research surveys.
AB - Surveys suggest that between 4.3% and 11.5% of children living in the United States have a serious emotional disturbance (SED). SED is defined in the Federal Register, and federal block grants are allocated to states based on the prevalence of SED. Accurate measurement of SED is critical, yet surveys have used different methodologies and instrumentation to obtain prevalence estimates. Two expert panels were convened by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the fall of 2014 to discuss the current state of the field in operationalizing and measuring SED. The aims of this article are to (a) provide an update on SED prevalence rates from survey research, (b) summarize key discussion points that emerged during the SAMHSA expert panel meetings, and (c) make specific recommendations for next steps in measuring the prevalence of SED. Issues addressed in this article are important not only for federal allocation of service dollars to meet the needs of children with SED, but also for broader mental health surveillance efforts within the context of large national research surveys.
KW - child mental health
KW - epidemiology
KW - impairment
KW - serious emotional disturbance
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U2 - 10.1177/1063426616675165
DO - 10.1177/1063426616675165
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85033710690
SN - 1063-4266
VL - 25
SP - 195
EP - 210
JO - Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
JF - Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
IS - 4
ER -