Adult perceptions of mental health access barriers facing youth in rural Washington State: A group concept mapping study.

Purpose: To explore adult community members' perspectives concerning barriers to mental health care that confront rural-dwelling youth.

Methods: Group concept mapping, a participatory community-engaged research method, was used. Adult community members brainstormed and sorted statements describing barriers rural youth encounter in accessing mental health services.

Geographic Disparities in the Availability of Mental Health Services in U.S. Public Schools.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine geographic variation in the availability of and barriers to school-based mental health services.

Methods: A weighted, nationally representative sample of U.S.