Mental Health Service Utilization of Somali Adolescents: ReligioN, Community, and School as Gateways to Healing

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 789-811

  Ellis, B Heidi ^a   Lincoln, Alisa K ^a   Charney, Meredith E ^b   Ford Paz, Rebecca ^c   Benson, Molly ^d   Strunin, Lee ^e  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gateway Provider Model; mental health; refugee; service utilization; Somali

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GATEWAY PROVIDER MODEL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MODEL; REFUGEE; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOMALIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REFUGEES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SOMALIA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 78649508822     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461510379933     Document Type: Article

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