Publications by authors named "Huy Nghiem"
Background: Research has demonstrated the negative impact of racism on health, yet the measurement of racial sentiment remains challenging. This article provides practical guidance on using social media data for measuring public sentiment.
Methods: We describe the main steps of such research, including data collection, data cleaning, binary sentiment analysis, and visualization of findings.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to analyze the rate of diagnosed mental health disorders in California Medicaid-insured children under 18 years old, focusing on their involvement with child protection services (CPS).
- A retrospective analysis was conducted on over 3.3 million Medicaid records from 2014-2015, linking them to CPS data since 1998 to assess mental health diagnoses via classification codes.
- It found that 14% of Medicaid children had mental health diagnoses, and those involved with CPS were nearly twice as likely to have a diagnosis, highlighting the need for appropriate services for at-home children, as many reported for maltreatment do not enter foster care.
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