Percentage of children with and without psychiatric disorder accessing the different types of services
| Contact with services in 3 months prior to interview, n (%) | Contact with services ever, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of service accessed | Disorder | No disorder | Disorder | No disorder |
| Medical services | ||||
| Primary health care | 9 (11.4) | 13 (5.1) | 28 (35.4) | 41 (16.1) |
| Paediatrics | 4 (5.1) | 1 (0.4) | 6 (7.6) | 6 (2.4) |
| Mental health services | 12 (15.2) | 5 (2.0) | 22 (27.8) | 19 (7.5) |
| Medical services total | 17 (21.5) | 16 (6.3) | 33 (41.8) | 45 (17.7) |
| Non-medical services | ||||
| Teachers and SEN services | 21 (26.6) | 21 (8.3) | 37 (46.8) | 48 (18.9) |
| Social services | 1 (1.3) | 3 (1.2) | 6 (7.6) | 12 (4.7) |
| Youth justice services | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | –a | –a |
| Non-medical services total | 21 (26.6) | 24 (9.4) | 38 (48.1) | 52 (20.5) |
| Any services | 29 (36.7) | 37 (14.6) | 48 (60.8) | 69 (27.2) |
N = 79 for ‘disorder’. N = 254 for ‘no disorder’.
↵a Lifetime access to youth justice services not assessed. SEN = special educational needs. Participants may have accessed more than one service.