Table 2 Demographic and agency characteristics of service provider participants: n = 388
Demographic characteristic | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 18–29 | 102 (27.3%) |
30–39 | 131 (35.0%) | |
40–49 | 76 (20.3%) | |
50+ | 65 (17.4%) | |
Gender | Male | 48 (13.0%) |
Female | 315 (85.4%) | |
Another gender | 6 (1.6%) | |
Highest education level | Bachelor’s degree or less | 241 (62.9%) |
Graduate degree | 142 (37.1%) | |
Years in current position | 0–5 | 250 (64.8%) |
6–10 | 65 (16.8%) | |
11–15 | 41 (10.6%) | |
16+ | 30 (7.8%) | |
Years experience with youth mental health and/or substance use challenges | 0–5 | 137 (36.8%) |
6–10 | 88 (23.7%) | |
11–15 | 63 (16.9%) | |
16–20 | 40 (10.8%) | |
21+ | 44 (11.8%) | |
Current position at agency | Manager/administrator/executive director | 89 (23.0%) |
Clinician/direct service staff | 275 (71.1%) | |
Other | 23 (5.9%) | |
Agency characteristics | ||
 Urban/rural region | Rural/small city/town | 76 (19.6%) |
Medium urban | 80 (20.6%) | |
Large urban | 228 (58.8%) | |
 Agency size | ≤ 30 employees | 100 (26.6%) |
>  30 employees | 276 (73.4%) | |
 Primary service sector | Mental health | 110 (28.4%) |
Mental health and substance use | 110 (28.4%) | |
Multi-service | 63 (16.2%) | |
Housing/shelter | 26 (6.7%) | |
Substance use | 20 (5.2%) | |
Education/vocational/employment | 18 (4.6%) | |
Child welfare/youth justice | 15 (3.9%) | |
Physical health | 13 (3.4%) | |
Other | 13 (3.4%) | |
Age group served (years) | 0–12 | 115 (29.6%) |
13–17 | 307 (79.1%) | |
18–29 | 315 (81.2%) | |
30+ | 177 (45.6%) | |
Parents/caregivers/family | 14 (3.6%) | |