Table 7. Percent of group homes and halfway houses providing access to mental health services, by type of service and location of off-site source
| Off-site source of mental health service | ||||||||
| Mental health system | ||||||||
| Type of facility | Number of facilities | Juvenile justice system | Any mental health | Local (CMHCs) | State (agencies and hospitals) | Private psychiatric hospitals | Social service/child welfare system | Family |
| Any service | 881 | 37.6 | 76.8 | 56.8 | 25.4 | 35.9 | 20.0 | 8.5 |
| Screening | 794 | 22.3 | 41.2 | 35.1 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 16.8 | 5.7 |
| Evaluation | 775 | 16.3 | 44.8 | 37.6 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 2.3 |
| Emergency | 781 | 18.4 | 56.8 | 33.6 | 13.0 | 25.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 |
| Medication | 814 | 7.3 | 37.0 | 31.6 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| 24-hour | 448 | 11.9 | 57.7 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 35.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Separate residential | 379 | 24.8 | 28.8 | 16.2 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Therapy | 784 | 7.9 | 46.7 | 41.3 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 1.3 |
Source: 1998 Inventory of Mental Health Services in Juvenile Justice Facilities, from the Survey and Analysis Branch, Division of State and Community Systems Development, Center for Mental Health Services
Table based on 881 facilities, the number providing at least one mental health service and completing the short form. (See technical appendix tables C1 and C2 for detail.)
CMHC=community mental health center or agency