Community-led identification of mental health support, challenges, and needs among Ethiopian immigrants to the U.S.: opportunities for partnership with faith communities

The mental health challenges and service needs of immigrant populations within the US remain under-addressed. This study presents landscape analysis results from a community-led mental health project with the Atlanta-area Ethiopian immigrant community. The landscape analysis included focus group dis...

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Главный автор: Hall-Clifford, Rachel (Автор)
Другие авторы: Uehling, Melissa ; Khan, Humama ; Hoke, Daniel M. ; Friis-Healy, Elsa ; Zhang, Shujing ; Awachie, Tochukwu ; Marshall Lee, Erica ; Clark, Cari Jo ; Dubale, Benyam ; Gard, Betsy ; Ward, Martha ; Kaslow, Nadine J. ca. 20./21. Jh. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2023
В: Mental health, religion & culture
Год: 2023, Том: 26, Выпуск: 9, Страницы: 829-849
Другие ключевые слова:B Immigrant
B Stigma
B Community engagement
B treatment barriers and facilitators
B Mental Health
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Итог:The mental health challenges and service needs of immigrant populations within the US remain under-addressed. This study presents landscape analysis results from a community-led mental health project with the Atlanta-area Ethiopian immigrant community. The landscape analysis included focus group discussions with community stakeholders and surveys. Key themes that emerged included: (1) indicators of mental health challenges; (2) perceptions of causes of mental health challenges; (3) responses to mental health challenges; (4) barriers to treatment; and (5) community mental health resources. Study findings revealed patterns of mental health concerns and experiences of racism in the Ethiopian immigrant community. Faith-based beliefs and practices emerged across all key themes. Stigma surrounding mental illness is a barrier to mental health care-seeking. This was differentiated from stress, which was more freely discussed among family and friends. Study results highlight religious communities and leaders as key sources of support and critical to community-led mental health programming.
ISSN:1469-9737
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2023.2282089