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Families foot the bill for kids’ mental health care

What is it about?

In the midst of a child mental health crisis, many families have trouble finding mental health care for their children. We find that 1 in 5 mental health visits for children and adolescents are paid for entirely by families, without the help of insurance. Higher income families use self-pay mental health care more than lower income families, but even families making less than $28,000 per year pay out of pocket for some kids’ mental health care.

Why is it important?

Our findings suggest that families value mental health care more than insurers reimburse clinicians for it. Having care that is only available self-pay likely widens the gap by income in being able to access care.

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