ArticleHealth promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2021
Access to mental health for Black youths in Alberta.
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- Youth engagement in mental health research: A systematic review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Pooled it
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- Culturally Responsive Approaches to Health Research with Black Canadians: Challenges and Strategies.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Seeing both sides: detailing the experiences of Black women mental healthcare workers serving Black youth.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Mental Health of Refugee and Migrant Youth after Settlement: Outcomes of a Multinational Study.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
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- Health of black children and youth in canada: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Methodological reflections from a research project on the mental health of Black youth.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025Article
- Anything goes for participant, patient and public involvement in youth mental health research.JCPP advances · 2024Article
- Language ability and virtual mental healthcare utilisation among immigrant and refugee youth: a population-based cohort study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2024Article
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- Barriers to Mental Health care in Canada Identified by Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review.Administration and policy in mental health · 2024Article
- Mental health service use and shortages among a cohort of women living with HIV in Canada.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The ethics of coercion in mental healthcare: the role of structural racism.Journal of medical ethics · 2024Article
- Factors That Contribute to the Mental Health of Black Youth during COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Intersectionality in nursing research: A scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2023Article
- The Impact of Language on the Mental Health of Black Quebecers.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionThe objective of this study was to examine the barriers that influence access to and use of mental health services by Black youths in Alberta.
methodsWe used a youth-led participatory action research (PAR) methodology within a youth empowerment model situated within intersectionality theory to understand access to health care for both Canadian-born and immigrant Black youth in Alberta. The research project was co-led by an advisory committee consisting of 10 youths who provided advice and tangible support to the research. Seven members of the advisory committee also collected data, co-facilitated conversation cafés, analyzed data and helped in the dissemination activities. We conducted in-depth individual interviews and held four conversation café-style focus groups with a total of 129 youth. During the conversation cafés, the youths took the lead in identifying issues of concern and in explaining the impact of these issues on their lives. Through rigorous data coding and thematic analysis as well as reflexivity and member checking we ensured our empirical findings were trustworthy.
resultsOur findings highlight key barriers that can limit access to and utilization of mental health services by Black youth, including a lack of cultural inclusion and safety, a lack of knowledge/information on mental health services, the cost of mental health services, geographical barriers, stigma and judgmentalism, and limits of resilience.
conclusionFindings confirm diverse/intersecting barriers that collectively perpetuate disproportional access to and uptake of mental health services by Black youths. The results of this study suggest health policy and practice stakeholders should consider the following recommendations to break down barriers: diversify the mental health service workforce; increase the availability and quality of mental health services in Black-dominated neighbourhoods; and embed anti-racist practices and intercultural competencies in mental health service delivery.
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