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CHAPTER 7 142 CONCLUSION In conclusion, our findings add to the understanding of children’s and adolescents’ enrolment in psychosocial care by shedding more light on factors associated with enrolment and the association of enrolment with several outcomes of care. Our findings show that the (previous) system of psychosocial care for children and adolescents performed in accordance with the Pathways to Care model [1], referring children with mild problems for treatment within light psychosocial care and children with more severe and complex problems to more specialized care. Our findings also showed that enrolment is affected by various factors, i.e. views regarding barriers to care, factors in the social environment of the child, parenting, social support, and family problems. Findings on outcomes of care showed that care duration in PCH was relatively short, in CASC and CAMH longer, and that CASC and CAMH have an overlap in the types of problems enroled. Finally, psychosocial care as provided led to substantial reductions in the problems of children and adolescents.