TY - JOUR
T1 - Stopped, Delayed or Discouraged
T2 - What Are the Barriers for Adolescents Fully Engaging in the Mental Health System?
AU - Platell, Monique
AU - Cook, Angus
AU - Fisher, Colleen
AU - Martin, Karen
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - The aim of this study is to identify factors that stopped, discouraged or delayed mental health help-seeking in adolescents. An Online survey of 113 adolescents aged 14–18 years old, living in Perth, Western Australia, was conducted. For participants who had not yet accessed a mental health service, the top barrier was ‘Having no-one who could help me get professional care’ (62%). For participants who had previously accessed a mental health service, the top barrier was ‘Previous experiences with a mental health service were not helpful’ (63%). Major reported barriers in this population included financial costs, negative past experiences and having no one to help access professional care.
AB - The aim of this study is to identify factors that stopped, discouraged or delayed mental health help-seeking in adolescents. An Online survey of 113 adolescents aged 14–18 years old, living in Perth, Western Australia, was conducted. For participants who had not yet accessed a mental health service, the top barrier was ‘Having no-one who could help me get professional care’ (62%). For participants who had previously accessed a mental health service, the top barrier was ‘Previous experiences with a mental health service were not helpful’ (63%). Major reported barriers in this population included financial costs, negative past experiences and having no one to help access professional care.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Barriers
KW - Help-seeking
KW - Mental health
KW - Mental health services
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074462357&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11469-019-00135-9
DO - 10.1007/s11469-019-00135-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074462357
SN - 1557-1874
VL - 18
SP - 1264
EP - 1293
JO - International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
JF - International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
IS - 5
ER -
