Factors Influencing Online Mental Health Forum Use for People from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds in the United Kingdom: A Mixed Methods Study
People from ethnic minority groups vary in their use and experiences of mental health forums. Whilst forums can offer a valued accessible space for anonymous sharing of often stigmatised experiences, pathways to access require trusted figures to promote their availability, and forum designers and moderators to co-create culturally sensitive spaces with people from these target communities.
Authors
- Connor Heapy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1775-6595)
- Fiona Lobban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6594-4350)
- Zoe Glossop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6151-4860)
- Suman Prinjha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8299-6646)
- Paul Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-3359)
Institutions
- Mental Health Research UK (GB)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111638
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Oxford Academic Health Science Network