Karikari, IsaacWalton, Betty A.2017-11-032017-11-032017-10-05Karikari, I. & Walton, B.A. (October, 2017). Gaining a comprehensive understanding of service utilization through data integration. 13th Annual Transformational and Collaborative Outcomes Management Conference, San Antonio, TX.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/14438https://doi.org/10.7912/C2M35ZThere are several micro and macro factors that impact these children and youth’s (including their families’) access to and utilization of services. Therefore, knowledge and understanding of contextual factors and service utilization trends and patterns are essential. Although data to develop such knowledge may exist, it is often siloed or structured in ways that do not easily allow for meaningful interpretations and inferences to be made. This presentation demonstrates the use of data integration to engender an understanding of the contextual factors impacting children and youth’s utilization of behavioral and mental health services in Indiana from 2004 to 2016.en-USAttribution 4.0 InternationalBehavioral and Mental HealthData IntegrationService UtilizationChild and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)Transformational and Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM)Cultural and Linguistic CompetencyMental IllnessExtract Transform Load (ETL)Presentation