An Assessment of Voluntary Adolescent Mental Health Screening and Referral in a Children's Hospital Emergency Department

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00750412

Enrollment

112

Registered

2008-09-10

Start date

2009-03-31

Completion date

2010-06-30

Last updated

2011-10-18

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Conditions

Mental Health

Keywords

TeenScreen, Mental Health, Adolescent Mental Health, Social Work

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the TeenScreen intervention to usual care for adolescents who screen positive for mental health problems in a pediatric emergency department. It is anticipated that adolescents receiving the TeenScreen intervention will be more likely to attend a first session of outpatient mental health services within 60 days of the initial screening than those receiving the usual care.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTeenScreen Program

Adolescents who are randomized into the TeenScreen program and their parent/guardian will receive post-screening information, a facilitated referral, and case management services from a research social worker.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

11 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients between 11 and 17 years old * Medically stable and presenting with a non-psychiatric complaint * English speaking * Parent/guardian present for consent * Insurance coverage by Medicaid * Hamilton County residents * Not currently receiving mental health treatment

Exclusion criteria

* Less than 11 years or greater than 17 years old * Parent/guardian not present at time of visit * Medically unstable * Non-English speaking * Insurance other than Medicaid * Presenting complaint is a mental health problem * Currently receiving mental health treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Verified mental health service use through clinical administrative data	60 days after the initial mental health screening

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement of depressive symptoms and impairment of functioning utilizing the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depressions Scale and Sheehan Disability Score	60 days after the initial mental health screening

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026