Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on minoritised ethnic young people’s access to eating disorder services in the West Midlands, United Kingdom: a qualitative study
Findings highlight multilevel barriers to accessing eating disorder services requiring comprehensive system changes including removing gatekeeping barriers, enhancing workforce diversity and cultural competency, developing targeted educational initiatives, and challenging eating disorder stereotypes. Culturally responsive services integrating these interventions are essential to improve access and outcomes for minoritised ethnic young people.
Authors
- Sheryllin McNeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7189-1363)
- Helena Tuomainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1636-8187)
- Newman Leung
- Sukbinder Bilkhu
- Anthony P. Winston
- Donna Hamilton
- Aliyah-Mae Williams-Ridgway
Institutions
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (GB)
- Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Eating Disorders
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-026-01546-5
- Primary Topic
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00