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In or out? Barriers and facilitators to refugee-background young people accessing mental health services

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ID2395050
AuthorsE Colucci (0000-0001-9714-477X, Queen Mary University of London and University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Harry Minas (0000-0003-1719-7367, The University of Melbourne), Josef Szwarc (0000-0003-1082-7880, Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, Melbourne), Carmel Guerra (Centre for Multicultural Youth, Melbourne), Georgia Paxton (0000-0003-2314-9812, Immigrant Health Service at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne)
Year2015
Volume52
Issue6
Pages766-790
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461515571624
PMID25731986
OpenAlexW2118211762
LanguageEN
Citations received57
References cited38

Refugee young people have been identified as a group with high risk for mental health problems, due to their experience of trauma, forced migration, and stressors associated with settlement. A high prevalence of mental health problems is reported in this group, however some research suggests refugee young people have low rates of mental health service access. There is little information available on barriers and facilitators to mental service delivery for this group. Using data from 15 focus groups and five key informant interviews with a total of 115 service providers from 12 agencies in Melbourne, Australia, this paper explores barriers and facilitators to engaging young people from refugee backgrounds with mental health services. Eight key themes emerged: cultural concepts of mental health, illness, and treatment; service accessibility; trust; working with interpreters; engaging family and community; the style and approach of mental health providers; advocacy; and continuity of care

Business · Focus group · Interpreter · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Refugee · Service provider · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology

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