Cultural and contextual influences in mental health help seeking: A focus on ethnic minority youth

Ana Mari Cauce, Melanie Domenech-Rodríguez, Matthew Paradise, Bryan N. Cochran, Jennifer Munyi Shea, Debra Srebnik, Nazli Baydar

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)44-55
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Volume70
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

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