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ArticleThe Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry2025

Mental health help-seeking behaviours among children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in a multicultural urban Australian population.

James Rufus John, Jahidur Rahman Khan, Paul M Middleton, Yao Huang, Ping-I Lin, Nan Hu, Bin Jalaludin, Paul Chay, Raghu Lingam, Valsamma Eapen

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James Rufus JohnSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8720-8300
Jahidur Rahman KhanSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Paul M MiddletonSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Yao HuangBestSTART Academic Unit, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
Ping-I LinSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9739-7184
Nan HuSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Bin JalaludinBestSTART Academic Unit, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
Paul ChaySchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Raghu LingamSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Valsamma EapenSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6296-8306

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objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the help-seeking behaviours among children and young people (CYP) from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds for mental health (MH) needs in a multicultural Australian population.

methodsWe analysed the electronic medical records (eMR) of 8135 MH-related emergency department (ED) encounters of CYP aged up to 18 years across six public hospitals in the South Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia, from January 2016 to April 2022. Urgency of MH care was grouped into high priority (triage categories 1 and 2, needing to have treatment within 10 minutes) and low-to-moderate (triage categories 3-5, needing to have treatment within 30-120 minutes) presentations. Multilevel logistic regression models adjusted for key covariates and patient level clustering examined the relationship between CALD status and urgency of MH care. We also assessed the combined effects of gender and CALD status, as well as CALD status and residential area socioeconomic status, on urgent ED care.

resultsAbout 8.3% of all MH-related ED presentations during the 6-year period were classified as high priority. The odds of high-priority MH ED care were 2.03-fold higher for CALD CYPs compared to non-CALD CYPs (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 2.03, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.46-2.82]). Furthermore, an added increase in the odds of seeking urgent MH care for CYPs who belong to multiple risk groups was observed among CALD male CYPs (AOR: 2.96, 95% CI = [1.81-4.85]) and those living in disadvantaged areas (AOR: 2.36, 95% CI = [1.59-3.49]).

conclusionThe findings of this study highlight the need for culturally appropriate services aimed at prevention and early intervention targeted at CYP from CALD backgrounds to avoid crisis presentations.

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Cultural DiversityEmergency Service, HospitalHelp-Seeking BehaviorMental DisordersMental Health ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareUrban PopulationAdolescentAustraliaChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMalechildren and young peopleculturally and linguistically diverseemergency departmentMental health

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