This collection of papers presented at a 1996 conference on children's mental health focuses on utilization research. Papers have the following titles and authors: (1) "Information Equity: A Critical Component of Strong Service Systems" (Catherine Batsche and Allison Metcalf); (2) "Utilization of Children's Mental Health Services: Differentiating Families Who Use Community-Based Services from Those Who Do Not" (Frances Johnson Niarhos and others); (3) "Children's Mental Health Needs and Services in an Urban Area: Mapping and Analysis" (Theodore Fallon); (4) "Addressing the Barriers to Mental Health Services for Inner-City Children and Their Caregivers" (Mary McKernan McKay and others); (5) "Referral Bias?: A Clinical Comparison of African-American and Caucasian Children Referred to a Child Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic" (Paula Armbruster and Mary Schwab-Stone). (Individual papers contain references.) (DB)