Table 4 Type of services utilized and frequency of visits across groups
From: Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study
|  | Low needs (N = 2964) | Moderate needs (N = 1897) | High needs (N = 1320) | Total (N = 6181) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median number of visits | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Engaged in one service or more, n (%) | 2456 (82.9%) | 1577 (83.1%) | 1134 (85.9%) | 5167 (83.6%) |
Physical health†, (range: 1–42), n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 1–3 | 599 (20.2) | 371 (19.6) | 272 (20.6) | 1242 (20.1) |
 ≥4 | 505 (17.0) | 307 (16.2) | 208 (15.8) | 1020 (16.5) |
Sexual health (range: 1–19), n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 1–3 | 391 (13.2) | 249 (13.1) | 188 (14.2) | 828 (13.4) |
 ≥4 | 210 (7.1) | 160 (8.4) | 105 (8.0) | 475 (7.7) |
Any MHSU services (1–51), n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 1–3 | 1230 (41.5) | 757 (39.9) | 522 (39.5) | 2509 (40.6) |
 ≥4 | 606 (20.4) | 433 (22.8) | 341 (25.8) | 1380 (22.3) |
Walk-in counselling (range: 1–32), n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 1–3 | 880 (29.7) | 567 (29.9) | 428 (32.4) | 1875 (30.3) |
 ≥4 | 820 (27.7) | 519 (27.4) | 358 (27.1) | 1697 (27.5) |
Navigation‡ (range: 1–6), n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 ≥1 | 229 (7.7) | 157 (8.3) | 107 (8.1) | 493 (8.0) |
Peer support (range: 1–94), n (%) |  |  |  |  |
 ≥1 | 112 (3.8) | 81 (4.3) | 59 (4.5) | 252 (4.1) |
Mode of access, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 In Person | 2875 (96.9) | 1849 (97.3) | 1291 (97.7) | 6015 (97.2) |
 Outreach | 26 (0.9) | 8 (0.4) | 16 (1.2) | 50 (0.8) |
 Virtual Care | 67 (2.3) | 43 (2.3) | 14 (1.1) | 124 (0.02) |