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ArticleAdministration and policy in mental health2021

Engaging Parents in Mental Health Services: A Qualitative Study of Community Health Workers' Strategies in High Poverty Urban Communities.

Erika L Gustafson, Davielle Lakind, Angela L Walden, Dana Rusch, Marc S Atkins

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Article in Administration and policy in mental health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Future Directions in Lay Health Worker Involvement in Children's Mental Health Services in the U.S.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Erika L GustafsonDepartment of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL, 60608, USA. gustafs6@uic.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2774-6745
Davielle LakindDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Mercer University College of Health Professions, 3001 Mercer University Drive, 30341, Atlanta, GA, Georgia.
Angela L WaldenOffice of the Vice Provost for Diversity, University of Illinois at Chicago, 601 S. Morgan, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA.
Dana RuschDepartment of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL, 60608, USA.
Marc S AtkinsDepartment of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago, IL, 60608, USA.
Roosevelt University · USMercer University Health Sciences Center · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in Human Research Protections.UL1TR002003 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI KARNIK, NIRANJAN SUBHASH, MERMELSTEIN, ROBIN J. · 2016 to 2024
$33.7M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Empirical engagement-promoting strategies in child and family mental health services have been identified largely within the context of clinic-based services delivered by mental health professionals. However, the magnitude of unmet youth mental health need necessitates expanding the scope of mental health services, and the associated engagement strategies, beyond traditional models and service providers. The present study aimed to extend our understanding of engagement strategies to a school-based mental health service model, using a community health worker (CHW) workforce implementing an early intervention program with parents and school-aged children (K-4) in high poverty urban communities. Qualitative semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 16 CHWs to capture their descriptions of the engagement strategies they utilized with parents throughout program implementation. Transcripts were coded and themes were identified following procedures for thematic analysis. Thematic analyses revealed ten themes describing a range of engagement strategies falling into two overarching categories: (1) rapport building, and (2) responsive delivery. Themes within the rapport building category included non-judgmental supportive listening, increasing social proximity, praise, privacy and confidentiality, and leveraging relationships. Themes within the responsive delivery category included flexibility, consistency, advocacy, incentives, and meeting needs. Findings provide preliminary evidence regarding the ability of CHWs to identify and implement a range of engagement strategies with parents and families that parallel empirically-based engagement strategies in traditional services. These findings speak to the potential of this workforce to engage underserved families in mental health services, underscoring the important role for CHWs in reducing mental health disparities.

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Community Health WorkersMental Health ServicesAdolescentChildHumansParentsPovertyQualitative ResearchChildren’s mental healthCommunity health workersMental health servicesParaprofessionalsParent engagementUrban poverty

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PMID33682061
OpenAlexW3135019000

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