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Enabling factors of mental health service use among African Americans

โœ Scribed by Vicki Hines-Martin; Ada Brown-Piper; Sanggil Kim; Mary Malone

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
140 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
1532-8228

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โœฆ Synopsis

The purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence use of mental health service (MHS) by African Americans (AA) first-time voluntary users who accessed public MHS. Using a grounded theory approach, 24 participants were interviewed. Three major enabling factors -family, valued others, and beliefs -were identified that focused on the ability to secure needed MHS. Findings indicate an underidentified and underused strategy for meeting first-time users' perceived needs. Findings have implications for culturally competent outreach and future research.

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