Barriers to mental health services among at-risk and symptomatic adolescents in the community
Among at-risk youth-predominantly Hispanic/Latino-both intrinsic (normalization, fear/limited knowledge) and extrinsic (cost, transportation, physician referral) barriers shape perceived access to care, with anxiety and sleep problems most strongly tied to overall barriers. Social ecological approaches to addressing these barriers may reduce the time at-risk adolescents delay seeking support or intervention.
Authors
- Kate R. Kuhlman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2902-0449)
- Mai-Lan Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2993-5024)
- Emma Rodgers
- Paul Delacruz
- Sergio Jacinto Alejo López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8217-7050)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Youth Development (US)
- UC Irvine Health (US)
- Irvine University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-025-00978-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Research Resources
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences