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Immigrant children: psychiatric disorder, school performance, and service utilization.

H Munroe-Blum1, M H Boyle, D R Offord

  • 1McMaster University.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|October 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Immigrant children in Ontario show no increased risk for psychiatric disorders or poor school performance. They also utilize mental health and social services less than nonimmigrant peers.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Child immigrant status is a growing area of public health concern.
  • Understanding the mental health and academic outcomes of immigrant children is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between child immigrant status and psychiatric disorders.
  • To investigate the link between immigrant status and school performance.
  • To assess the utilization of mental health and social services by immigrant children.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Ontario Child Health Study.
  • Employed bivariate analyses to compare outcomes between immigrant and nonimmigrant children.

Main Results:

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  • Immigrant children demonstrated no elevated risk for psychiatric disorders.
  • Poor school performance was not more prevalent among immigrant children.
  • Immigrant children accessed mental health and social services less frequently than their nonimmigrant counterparts.

Conclusions:

  • Child immigrant status is not associated with increased risk for adverse psychiatric or academic outcomes.
  • Immigrant children appear to underutilize mental health and social services compared to nonimmigrant peers.
  • Further exploration of service utilization patterns among child immigrant populations is warranted.