Research Article

Psychosocial predictors of adolescent depression and mental health referral in an urban mobile medical unit programme

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 36 , issue 1 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 124–142

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2024.2390942

Author(s): Alia Richardson University of Chicago, United States of America, Icy Cade-Bell University of Chicago, United States of America, Madison DeRoo University of Chicago Medicine, United States of America, Blair Foushi University of Chicago, United States of America, Emily Wang University of Chicago, United States of America, Alexandra Knitter University of Chicago, United States of America, Anna Volerman University of Chicago, United States of America,

Keywords: adolescent depression, HEADDSS framework, Medical Mobile Unit, psychosocial screening, urban health,

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Abstract

Introduction: Given worsening youth mental health over the past years, mobile medical units are a potential avenue to increase access to mental healthcare services.

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