SynthesisJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2018
Mental Health Service Engagement Among Underserved Minority Adolescents and Young Adults: a Systematic Review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Advancing equity and value in United States healthcare: an umbrella review.International journal for equity in health · 2026Pooled it
- Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among African American and Hispanic Adolescents and Young Adults: a Systematic Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of a brief intervention to improve engagement in a recovery program for young adults with serious mental illness.Schizophrenia research · 2022Trial
- Outcomes of a Metaintervention to Improve Treatment Engagement Among Young Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses: Application of a Pilot Randomized Explanatory Design.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2021Trial
- Feasibility and acceptability of unconditional cash transfers intervention among unemployed young adults with first-episode psychosis in South Africa: a pilot randomized controlled trial.International journal of mental health · 2026Article
- Engagement, Disengagement and Re-Engagement in Mental Health Services Among Young Patients With First-Episode Psychosis: A Scoping Review.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Investigating Project Care UK, a Web-Based Self-Help Single-Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health: Program Evaluation.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- A Brief Engagement Intervention Adapted for Racial and Ethnic Minority Young Adults in Mental Health Services: Protocol for a Pilot Optimization Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Culturally Adapted Interventions for Anxiety and Trauma-Related Disorders in Marginalized Youth: A Systematic Review.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Review
- Stigma Among Historically Marginalized Young Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses: A Mixed Methods Study.Stigma and health · 2025Article
- "I wish they heard my story rather than my conditions." -A qualitative exploration of young people's experiences during mental health assessment in the UK.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- A Mixed Methods Study of Ethnic Identity and Mental Health Recovery Processes in Minoritized Young Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Sociocultural Responsive Frameworks to Increase Engagement in Service Systems Through a Peer-to-Peer Model.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Article
- Perspectives on the implementation and collaborative facilitation of an intervention to engage young adults in psychiatric rehabilitation.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2024Article
- Adolescent engagement in a stepped care, transdiagnostic mental health intervention delivered in Indian schools.Discover psychology · 2024Article
- Self-reported anxiety and depression problems and suicide ideation among black and latinx adults and the moderating role of social support.Journal of community health · 2022Article
- Ethnic identity, stress, and personal recovery outcomes among young adults with serious mental health conditions.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2022Article
- A Systematic Review of Music-Based Interventions to Improve Treatment Engagement and Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2022Article
- Knowing What To Do and When To Do It: Mental Health Professionals and the Evidence Base for Treatment Engagement.Administration and policy in mental health · 2021Article
- A mixed-methods study of social identities in mental health care among LGBTQ young adults of color.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Limited ability to engage underserved racial-ethnic minority young adults into treatment contributes to mental health disparities among this population. A systematic literature review was conducted to examine the evidence for interventions that can improve their engagement with mental health services. A database search and bibliographic review yielded 1264 studies that were assessed according to the following inclusion criteria: sample with a mean age between 13 and 27; sufficient ethnic/racial representation (at least 50%); an explicitly stated objective for the intervention of improving mental health treatment engagement among adolescents and young adults (e.g., initiating treatment, retention, completion); and evaluation of an engagement outcome, such as session attendance or service utilization. Ten studies met inclusion criteria. Studies varied according to level of evidence for efficacy with underserved young adults, with four meeting criteria as probably efficacious. Interventions that were family based or were culturally adapted for age group or race-ethnicity also showed possible efficacy and promising results. Although the lack of studies focused on this population limited findings, evidence supports incorporating family and natural supports in a developmentally appropriate way, facilitating independence, and attending to cultural context as key components of interventions designed to address the unmet need in underserved minority young adults.
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