Barriers to help-seeking in Israeli Arab minority adolescents with mental health problems: results from the Galilee study

ConclusionsStructural barriers related to lack of access, were considered the main obstacle to help-seeking in this Israeli Arab minority population. Cultural barriers such as stigma were considered of secondary importance. Structural barriers could be reduced by increasing the number of accessible public mental health clinics in the minority localities, a responsibility of the Ministry of Health and the HMOs. Information campaigns and psychoeducation for parents would help reduce other barriers to mental health treatment.
Source: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research