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 , 2025 , 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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