Demographics of the Population Experiencing Homelessness and Receiving Publicly Funded Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Services in Delaware.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of clients experiencing homelessness in publicly funded substance use and mental health services in Delaware and uncover basic patterns in the demographics and service access of said clients.

Methods: We analyzed Consumer Reporting Form data for clients admitted to publicly funded substance use and mental health treatment. All clients who were admitted to services from a publicly-funded provider and completed the CRF between 2019 and 2021 were included in this analysis (n=29,495).

Are you listening? Parental protective factors and early onset drinking among students with disabilities in Delaware.

Background: Little is known about substance use disorder risk among youth with disabilities. The Delaware YRBS collects data on substance use and disability indicators. Data suggest that students with disabilities have a younger average age of onset for alcohol use, and therefore may be more at risk for developing an alcohol use disorder later in life.