Cultural and Contextual Influences in Mental Health Help Seeking: A Focus on Ethnic Minority Youth

Authors

Ana Mari Cauce
Melanie M. Domenech-Rodriguez, Utah State UniversityFollow
Matthew Paradise
Jennifer Munyi Shea
Bryan N. Cochran
Debra Srebnik
Nazil Baydar

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volume

70

Issue

1

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Publication Date

2002

First Page

44

Last Page

55

Abstract

In this article, a mental health help-seeking model is offered as a framework for understanding cultural and contextual factors that affect ethnic minority adolescents' pathways into mental health services. The effects of culture and context are profound across the entire help-seeking pathway, from problem identification to choice of treatment providers. The authors argue that an understanding of these help-seeking pathways provides insights into ethnic group differences in mental health care utilization and that further research in this area is needed.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Cauce, A.M., Domenech Rodríguez, M., Paradise, M., Shea, J.M., Cochran, B., Srebnik, D., & Baydar, N. (2002). Cultural and contextual influences upon the help-seeking of ethnic minority youth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 44-55.