Service Assessment for Children and Adolescents

Abstract: The original SACA (Stiffman et al., 2000) collects parents’ reports of their children’s use of mental health services. Specifically, the measure asks about “any treatment or help your child may have received for emotional, behavioral, or drug or alcohol problems.” The modified version of the SACA administered in year 28 also collects information on general health services, informal help with emotional or behavioral problems, and children’s use of prescriptions for behavioral and emotional problems. Types of services included in year 28 fall into 5 broad categories: inpatient, outpatient, services provided by the government, informal help with emotional or behavioral problems, and children’s use of prescriptions for behavioral and emotional problems.

Who Completed this Measure?: Target Child/Youth (now in adulthood)

Cohort 1 - Administrative History

  • Year 28 | age 33-34

Cohort 2 - Administrative History

  • Year 28 | age 33-34

Cohort 3 - Administrative History

  • Year 28 | age 33-34

Technical Reports:

Raw Dataset Name: c28eb

Scored Dataset Name: SAC28

Is this Measure Available for Public Use?: Yes

Measure Items and Scales: General Questions:

c28eb001 Does your child have health insurance?
c28eb002 What is the name of his or her health insurance?
  Inpatient Services:
  Psychiatric Hospital General Hospital Residential Treatment Center Group Home Emergency Shelter Other Overnight Facility
Have any of your children ever stayed overnight at this facility? c28eb003 c28eb010 c28eb020 c28eb027 c28eb041 c28eb049
In his or her lifetime, did he or she stay overnight there? c28eb004 c283b011 c28eb021 c28eb028 c28eb042 c28eb050
In his or her lifetime, what is the number of stays he or she had? c28eb005 c28eb12 c283b022 c28eb029 c28eb043 c28eb051
In the past 12 months, what is the number of stays he or she had? c28eb006 c28eb014 c28eb023 c28eb030 c28eb045 c28eb053
In the past 12 months, how many total nights were spent in facility? c28eb007 c28eb015 c28eb024 c28eb031 c28eb046 c283b056
In the past 12 months, how were the stays paid for? c28eb008 c28eb018 c28eb025 c28eb032 c28eb047 c28eb059