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Journal articles on the topic "Help-seeking from services"
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Gould, Madelyn S., Ted Greenberg, Jimmie Lou Harris Munfakh, Marjorie Kleinman, and Keri Lubell. "Teenagers' Attitudes about Seeking Help from Telephone Crisis Services (Hotlines)." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 36, no. 6 (December 2006): 601–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2006.36.6.601.
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Stimpson, Jim P., Fernando A. Wilson, and Shawn K. Jeffries. "Seeking Help for Disaster Services After a Flood." Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2, no. 3 (October 2008): 139–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/dmp.0b013e318183cfbb.
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ABSTRACTObjectives: This article describes how the frequency of exposure to a flood is associated with the probability of seeking help from agencies (eg, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross) that provide disaster-related services. The article also describes the population characteristics for the people who are most likely to seek help for disaster services.Methods: Prospective cohort data from 1735 respondents of the Iowa Health Poll were used. Multivariate logistic regression was used to model the odds of seeking help from any agency for flood-related problems.Results: Overall, most people, regardless of flood exposure, did not seek help from disaster service agencies. Disaster services were sought by 23% of respondents who experienced 1 flood, 31% who have experienced 2 floods, and 26% who have experienced 3 or more floods. Multivariate adjusted odds of seeking help were associated with number of flood experiences (odds ratio [OR] 1.58), white race (OR 0.24), economic hardship (OR 1.43), urban residence (OR 0.43), and social support (OR 0.55).Conclusions: On average, the probability of seeking disaster relief services increases with the number of flood experiences. Racial/ethnic minorities, rural residents, economically challenged individuals, and people with low levels of perceived social support may be more likely than people without these characteristics to seek services. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2008;2:139–141)
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Ron, Pnina. "Seeking Help From Health and Welfare Services Among Elderly Single Women." Journal of Women & Aging 21, no. 4 (October 30, 2009): 279–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08952840903284602.
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Cheung, Chau-Kiu, and Suk-Ching Liu. "Factors Underlying Junior High School Students’ Seeking Help from Social Services." Childhood 12, no. 1 (February 2005): 55–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0907568205049892.
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Bayer, Jordana K., and Marilyn Y. Peay. "Predicting Intentions to Seek Help from Professional Mental Health Services." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 31, no. 4 (August 1997): 504–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679709065072.
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Objective: This study investigates the factors related to the intention to seek professional help for psychological problems utilising Ajzen and Fishbein's theory of reasoned action [1,2]. Many of the variables identified in previous studies can be subsumed within this theory, which emphasises the importance of the subjective point of view of the individual. Method: One hundred and forty-two patients waiting for consultations at a community based general practice completed a questionnaire designed to assess the components of this theory as they relate to seeking help from mental health professionals. Results: The results of this study supported the prediction of the intention to seek help from a mental health professional from the variables ‘attitude toward the behaviour’ and ‘subjective norm’. However, personal attitudes toward seeking help were found to be more important than the approval or disapproval of significant others in predicting help-seeking intentions. Conclusions: Overall, the findings indicate that a significant factor influencing people's decisions to utilise professional mental health services in Australia may be the belief that mental health professionals are not actually able to provide a great deal of help or support for people's difficulties.
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Vanheusden, Kathleen, Cornelis L. Mulder, Jan van der Ende, Frank J. van Lenthe, Johan P. Mackenbach, and Frank C. Verhulst. "Young adults face major barriers to seeking help from mental health services." Patient Education and Counseling 73, no. 1 (October 2008): 97–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.05.006.
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Hassett, Alexander, and Chloe Isbister. "Young Men’s Experiences of Accessing and Receiving Help From Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Following Self-Harm." SAGE Open 7, no. 4 (October 2017): 215824401774511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244017745112.
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Given the high rates of completed suicide and poor help-seeking among young men, this research explored how young men, who had successfully sought help from a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), experienced help-seeking. The study focused on the factors that facilitated initial access and ongoing engagement in services. Eight young men between the ages of 16 to 18, who had entered CAMHS following self-harm or suicidal ideation, and who were engaged in ongoing therapy, were recruited. Each young man was interviewed to elicit his personal experiences of help-seeking and help-receiving. Interviews were transcribed and subjected to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four superordinate themes, which overarched participant’s individual experiences, emerged from the data: Role of external adult in recognizing, normalizing, and initiating help-seeking; challenging and renegotiating perception of need for help and meaning behind this need; maintaining an independent self; and mechanisms of engagement. Help-seeking was described as a journey of two stages: (a) initial access and (b) ongoing engagement, during which the presence and timing of external influences (parents, teachers) and internal influences (personal beliefs and attitudes) were crucial. A model of help-seeking in young men who self-harmed was developed, which considered both access and engagement to help, and combined a consideration of internal and external influences on their ability to access help.
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Abavi, Rebecca, Allison Branston, Robin Mason, and Janice Du Mont. "An Exploration of Sexual Assault Survivors' Discourse Online on Help-Seeking." Violence and Victims 35, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 126–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-18-00148.
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Although sexual assault is associated with significant negative psychological health outcomes, few survivors seek support from formal providers. This study explored the barriers to accessing and benefitting from services for sexual assault, as disclosed in narrative posts on social media, using qualitative methodology. Of the 1,179 narratives posted to the subreddit‘r/rapecounseling’ that were reviewed, 81 data extracts from 52 women were included in this study based on predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria. Six themes were identified that prevented survivors from accessing or benefitting from help. Internal barriers included feeling overwhelmed and avoidance-based coping. External barriers included availability of services, suitability of services, and therapist-caused harms. Stigma was the only barrier that was experienced both internally and externally. These findings suggest a need for more supportive mental health services.
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Wang, JianLi, Scott B. Patten, Jeanne VA Williams, Shawn Currie, Cynthia A. Beck, Colleen J. Maxwell, and Nady El-Guebaly. "Help-Seeking Behaviours of Individuals with Mood Disorders." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 50, no. 10 (August 1, 2005): 652–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674370505001012.
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Objectives: This study had the following objectives: 1) to estimate the 12-month prevalence of conventional and unconventional mental health service use by individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) or mania in the past year, and 2) to identify factors associated with the use of conventional mental health services by individuals with MDD or mania in the past year. Methods: We examined data from the Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-Being (CCHS 1.2). Respondents with MDD ( n = 1563) or manic episodes ( n = 393) in the past 12 months were included in this analysis. Results: An estimated 63.9% of respondents with MDD and 59.0% of those with manic episodes reported having used some type of help in the past 12 months; 52.9% of those with MDD and 49.0% of those with manic episodes used conventional mental health services. Approximately 21% of respondents with either MDD or manic episodes used natural health products specifically for emotional, mental health, and drug or alcohol use problems. Respondents who reported comorbid anxiety disorders and long-term medical conditions were more likely to have used conventional mental health services. Conclusions: Relative to previous Canadian literature, our analysis suggests that the frequency of conventional mental health service use among persons with MDD has not increased significantly in the past decade. Further, the rate of conventional mental health service use by persons with manic episodes is unexpectedly low. These findings may reflect the lack of national initiatives targeting mood disorders in Canada. They have important implications for planning future education, promotion, and research efforts.
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Isacco, Anthony, Richard Hofscher, and Sonia Molloy. "An Examination of Fathers’ Mental Health Help Seeking." American Journal of Men's Health 10, no. 6 (July 8, 2016): NP33—NP38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988315581395.
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Fathers’ mental health help seeking is an understudied area. Using participants ( N = 1,989) from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this study hypothesized that few fathers would seek mental health services; and increases in anxiety, depression, and parental stress would predict less mental health help seeking. Only 3.2% of the participants reported seeking mental health counseling. Among the three independent variables, only depression emerged as a significant factor that predicted less mental health help-seeking behaviors in fathers. Future research and clinical efforts need to better understand the low rates of help seeking and to identify pathways that facilitate positive mental health help seeking among fathers.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Help-seeking from services"
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Grove, Patrick. "A discourse analysis of men's perspectives on seeking help from mental health services." Thesis, University of East London, 2005. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/3763/.
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Recent research has indicated that men do not tend to seek help from mental health services when experiencing emotional distress. In the Introduction, I outline the men's help-seeking literature, before describing a social constructionist approach to masculinity and the possibilities of this framework for investigating the problem of men's help-seeking. I then examine literature to argue that Western conceptions of mental health and masculinity draw upon similar discourses and I suggest that men's help-seeking for emotional distress involves behaving in a way contrary to the construction of Western masculinity. This discussion leads to the present research: a discourse analysis of men's perspectives on seeking help from mental health services. The research aim was to identify which discourses and identities were available to men when they talked about help-seeking from services, and therefore to identify which individual actions and social practices seemed reasonable. I interviewed eight men, four of whom had sought help, and four who had not. In the Analysis, I examine the men's use of language and the effects that this had when accomplishing them as masculine. Similar discourses were drawn upon by both groups however these were deployed in different ways, constructing male help-seekers as masculine or not so. The analysis also demonstrates the extent of the rhetorical work that help-seekers had to employ to construct help-seeking as masculine. In the Discussion, I summarise the analysis and examine the implications for individual action and broader social practice and policy. I outline the implications for the help-seeking literature and for social constructionist understandings of masculinity. I then examine the application of my findings to individual psychological therapy and broader mental health promotion for men. I reflexively examine the research with regards to my own identity and positioning, and the validity of my reading of the transcripts.
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Claridge, Dannielle. "Constructions of masculinity and men's experiences of barriers to help-seeking from mental health services." Thesis, University of Hull, 2017. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:16485.
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This portfolio thesis is divided into three parts: a systematic literature review, an empirical study and a set of appendices. Part one is a systematic literature review, exploring the existing literature relating to the barriers men report when accessing mental health services. A total of 8 studies were critically reviewed, evaluated and assessed for quality. The results from these were then explored to consider the themes that men described in the barriers they experienced. The findings from this review are discussed regarding the clinical implications of barriers to care. Part two is an empirical paper exploring the constructions of masculinity in the language Army veterans use around accessing mental health services. The study utilised a combination of grounded theory and Foucauldian discourse analysis to explore the discourses used by the five veterans. Results looked at the different positions the men took in their discourse and the different actions this allowed them, as well as how they negotiated their masculinity when accessing support. The findings are considered and discussed in relation to their clinical implications. Part three contains a comprehensive set of appendices from parts one and two; this also contains epistemological and reflective statements to add context to the research that was undertaken.
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Lane, Carla. "Youth offending teams : a grounded theory of the barriers and facilitators to young people's help seeking from mental health services." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2015. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/13902/.
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Young people within the youth justice system experience three times higher rates of mental health problems than the general youth population yet are one of the least likely groups to seek help. Very little theory or research is available within this population to explain these high rates of unmet need. This study aimed to develop a theory about the barriers and facilitators that Youth Offending Team workers experience when supporting young people to access mental health services. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants; eight youth offending team workers, two young people and a mental health worker. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim before being analysed using “grounded theory”. This method was chosen to allow the in depth exploration of participants experiences and the development of theory within an under researched area. The results showed that Youth Offending Team workers appeared to play a crucial role in supporting a young person’s help seeking from mental health services. A preliminary model was developed which demonstrated the complex relationships between six identified factors which influenced this role. The study concluded that Youth Offending Team workers would benefit from more support, training and recognition of the key role they play in supporting young people to become ready for a referral to mental health services. Mental health services could be well placed to provide this. Clinical implications are discussed. Further research is needed to develop our understanding of what influenced the help seeking of this vulnerable population.
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Bell, Tenolian Rodney. "Factors that influence African-American church goers to seek help from their churches as opposed to traditional social service agencies /." The Ohio State University, 1997. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu14879457445735.
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Williams, Kelly A. Chapman Mimi. "Help-seeking, service use, and unmet health and mental health need among sexual minority youth findings from Add Health, a national school-based study /." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,2538.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.Title from electronic title page (viewed Oct. 5, 2009). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Social Work." Discipline: Social Work; Department/School: Social Work.
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Yen, Chia-Nan, and 顏嘉男. "The Factors Related to the Experiences of Abstaining from Drug Use and Seeking Help from Medical Services in Taiwanese Heroin and Methamphetamine Users." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74291528998544031031.
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Aim: To examine the factors related to the experiences of abstaining from heroin and methamphetamine (MAMP) use and to seeking help from medical services in Taiwanese drug users. Methods: A total of 196 heroin users and 226 MAMP users were recruited in this study. Their experience of previous abstinence from drug use and the routes to seek help for abstinence were determined at interview. Demographic data, characteristics of drug use and reasons to abstain from drug use were compared between the subjects who had and who had never tried to abstain from drug use before, as well as between the subjects who had ever sought help from medical services and who had tried to abstain from drug use by themselves. Results: Those who had ever tried to abstain from heroin use had longer duration of heroin use, spent more money on getting heroin, were more likely to have a criminal record of illicit drug use and had longer duration of being detained due to illicit drug use than those who had never tried to abstain heroin use. Those who had ever tried to abstain from MAMP use were less likely to be male, had longer duration of MAMP use, and spent more money on getting MAMP than those who have never tried to abstain from MAMP use. Those who had sought help from medical services for abstinence were more likely to be older and be heroin users, spend more money on getting illicit drugs, had more experiences of previous abstinence of drug use and tried to abstain through concerns about relationships with family, economic stress, and concerning the future. Conclusion: Demographic data, characteristics of drug use and reasons to abstain from drug use were different between drug users who had different experiences of abstinence.
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Hine, Moana Anni. "Telling Another Story: Looking for Ways of Working in Partnership with Indigenous Australian People Seeking Help for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems from Mainstream Services." Thesis, 2011. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/19392/.
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This thesis examines a case for the inclusion of narrative therapy by mainstream alcohol and other drug (AOD) services in counselling Australian indigenous people. Narrative therapy and narrative practices emerged from work developed in partnership with indigenous practitioners in the 1980s in Australia, and although little research has been done on these methods, they are generally regarded as being culturally acceptable to indigenous people.
Currently, the interventions most commonly used in mainstream AOD counselling are generally short term and focus on changing behaviour. The argument of this thesis is not that mainstream AOD interventions are without value, but rather that some reductionist methods of counselling may not constitute the most culturally appropriate approach for working with indigenous clients, many of whom continue to be affected by trauma related to colonisation and its practices and experiences of ongoing racism and social disadvantage. This thesis also concerns itself with issues of language and power and proposes that these are of great significance in counselling indigenous AOD clients.
Books on the topic "Help-seeking from services"
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Wong, Oye-Nam Christine. Silent voices: Help-seeking patterns of recent immigrant Chinese women from Hong Kong to Canada. 1998.
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Onoye, Jane M., Deborah Goebert, and Leslie Morland. Cross-Cultural Differences in Adjustment to Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Edited by Amy Wenzel. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199778072.013.31.
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Cultural context is important to understanding cross-cultural difference in adjustment to pregnancy and the postpartum period. Culture is complex, with interrelated variables posing challenges for research. Highlighted with examples of research with women from Western, Eastern, Native, and Other cultures, the chapter discusses variables such as acculturation and acculturative stress, social support, religious and spiritual beliefs and practices, and help-seeking and utilization of services in perinatal mental health and adjustment. Although rates of psychiatric symptoms and disorders vary across cultures, postpartum depression is universal and most often reflected in the perinatal mental health literature. Research on interventions and services mainly examine Western approaches as standard models of health care; however, understanding cultural context can help to inform directions for intervention adaptations or tailoring through a “cultural lens.” There are growing segments of cross-cultural perinatal mental health research, but many gaps still remain.
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Fuchsel, Catherine. Understanding Domestic Violence among Immigrant Latina Women. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190672829.003.0003.
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This chapter examines domestic violence among immigrant Latina women, including prevalence and barriers to accessing services such as fear of deportation, lack of legal status, inability to speak English, and the challenges of separating from family members. Transnational elements for immigrant Latinas experiencing domestic violence is an important concept because of the implications in accessing services and support systems. In addition, help-seeking behaviors, barriers to reporting incidences of domestic violence, and understanding legal rights and services are discussed. Under the Violence Against Women’s Act, immigrant Latina women who lack legal status have legal rights in the United States and can apply for specific visas determining they were in a domestic violence–related relationship. Immigrant Latina women are also eligible to receive public benefits. Finally, an examination of domestic violence programs and interventions in community-based agencies is discussed, specifically, intervention programs for immigrant Latina women.
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Brodaty, Henry, and Katrin Seeher. Supporting the person with dementia and the caregiver. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198779803.003.0011.
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This chapter addresses the challenges of supporting a person with dementia and his/her caregiver. The level and type of support depend on the disease stage and each person’s individual needs. Raising community awareness and reducing stigma can prompt timely help-seeking and access to clinical assessment. After the diagnosis, clinical management should focus on enabling the person to live as full a life as possible and on maintaining the quality of life of the patient and caregiver. Guidance on life planning and legal matters and referral to a local Alzheimer’s association are helpful. As physical care demands increase, caregivers benefit from practical help, respite services, and continued emotional support, while the person with dementia requires increased supervision, affectionate reassurance, and companionship. The transition into residential care can be traumatic for both the person with dementia and the caregiver. After bereavement of their loved one, caregivers often benefit from support.
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Hill, Douglas L., and Chris Feudnter. Hope in the Midst of Terminal Illness. Edited by Matthew W. Gallagher and Shane J. Lopez. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199399314.013.19.
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Although palliative and hospice care services are increasingly available, many adults and children still die without this kind of support or receive it only in the last few days of life, as many patients, family members, and clinicians equate the initiation of these services with loss of hope. This chapter presents a model of how hopeful patterns of thinking and a balance of positive and negative affect may facilitate a regoaling process in which individuals transition from cure-seeking goals to other personally meaningful goals that are attainable at the end of life or while living with a serious chronic illness. Understanding different forms of hopeful thinking, goals, and self-concepts among dying patients and their families can help clinicians provide support through this difficult experience and achieve better quality of life and symptom management for patients and better quality of life and long-term adjustment for family members.
Book chapters on the topic "Help-seeking from services"
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Kieselbach, T. "Self-Disclosure and Help-Seeking as Determinants of Vulnerability: Case Studies of Unemployed from Social-Psychiatric Services and Recommendations for Health and Social Policy." In Unemployment, Social Vulnerability, and Health in Europe, 281–303. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1987. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83112-6_19.
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Penteado, Bruno Elias, Seiji Isotani, Paula M. Paiva, Marina Morettin-Zupelari, and Deborah Viviane Ferrari. "Prediction of Interpersonal Help-Seeking Behavior from Log Files in an In-Service Education Distance Course." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 266–70. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93846-2_49.
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Yasui, Miwa. "A Preliminary Examination of the Cultural Dimensions of Mental Health Beliefs and Help Seeking: Perspectives from Chinese American Youths, Adults, and Service Providers." In Asian American Parenting, 193–208. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63136-3_9.
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Dewey, Susan, and Tonia St Germain. "Harm Reduction and Help Seeking." In Women of the Street. NYU Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479854493.003.0004.
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This chapter contends that alliance positioning of street-involved women as damaged by dysfunctional families and communities neglects the structural forces that inform the women’s everyday lives. Resulting attempts to provide therapeutic services, while intended to address the complex reasons why women struggle with substance abuse, homelessness, and involvement in sex work, focus almost exclusively on women’s individual decision making. This focus fails to acknowledge that sex trading is itself a help-seeking strategy for women that allows them to meet their immediate needs without facing restrictive services provision conditions that often include lengthy wait lists, mandatory self-disclosure, and abstinence from illicit drug use. Many alliance professionals, particularly those who work directly with street-involved women, readily acknowledge the limitations of these prevailing approaches, and yet they remain bound by systemic constraints that position the women’s collective struggles as individual problems. Chapter subsections specifically address prevailing conceptions of help and harm reduction in social sciences and public health literature; present quantitative data on the women’s housing, formal education, and employment and health histories; and describe women’s perspectives on their needs and harm-reduction strategies, as well as alliance professionals’ perspectives on the women’s needs.
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Bagasra, Anisah. "Muslim Worldviews." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment, 121–42. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch008.
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This chapter seeks to provide an overview of traditional and contemporary Muslim worldviews, specifically beliefs and attitudes that may relate to help-seeking and interaction with human services such as counseling, health services, educational systems, and social services. Traditional Islamic beliefs and views, combined with contemporary issues and the experiences of living as a religious minority, can impact successful interaction between members of the Muslim community and service providers. In addition, basic knowledge of Muslim worldviews can aid helping professionals in providing effective, culturally competent care. This chapter focuses on traditional Islamic concepts of health and illness, common lay beliefs that stem from traditional views, attitudes towards treatment, and help-seeking patterns. The interplay of religiosity, acculturation, gender, family dynamics, and other relevant factors on help-seeking and service utilization are also presented to provide the reader with a holistic perspective of prevalent Muslim worldviews.
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Bagasra, Anisah. "Muslim Worldviews." In Working With Muslim Clients in the Helping Professions, 1–22. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0018-7.ch001.
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This chapter seeks to provide an overview of traditional and contemporary Muslim worldviews, specifically beliefs and attitudes that may relate to help-seeking and interaction with human services such as counseling, health services, educational systems, and social services. Traditional Islamic beliefs and views, combined with contemporary issues and the experiences of living as a religious minority, can impact successful interaction between members of the Muslim community and service providers. In addition, basic knowledge of Muslim worldviews can aid helping professionals in providing effective, culturally competent care. This chapter focuses on traditional Islamic concepts of health and illness, common lay beliefs that stem from traditional views, attitudes towards treatment, and help-seeking patterns. The interplay of religiosity, acculturation, gender, family dynamics, and other relevant factors on help-seeking and service utilization are also presented to provide the reader with a holistic perspective of prevalent Muslim worldviews.
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Cepeda, Alice, Esmeralda Ramirez, Jessica Frankeberger, Kathryn M. Nowotny, and Avelardo Valdez. "Nondisclosure of IPV Victimization among Disadvantaged Mexican American Young Adult Women." In Latinas in the Criminal Justice System, 60–80. NYU Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479804634.003.0004.
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As gang activity in the United States continues to steadily increase, adolescents and young adults living in low-income neighborhoods are at disproportionate risk for violence offending and victimization. As research on youth violence has generally focused on males, scholars know much less about the females in these contexts who are particularly vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization given their connection with delinquent gang-involved young men. For these adolescent females, their victimization experiences are established and reinforced by the street-oriented gang environment to which they have been exposed. Further, scholars know very little about the nature, extent, and patterns of these young victims’ help-seeking behaviors. Research indicates that for Latinas, rates of disclosing victimization and underutilization of services are affected by cultural factors including gender roles, belief in preserving the family unit, shame, and patriarchal structures. Nevertheless, the extent of what scholars know about Latina victims remains limited. Using data from a fifteen-year longitudinal study of Mexican American women who were affiliated with male gang members as adolescents, the authors highlight young Latina women’s help-seeking response (social, legal, and health services) to their victimization experiences.
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Small, Cathy A., Jason Kordosky, and Ross Moore. "Navigating the Bureaucracy." In The Man in the Dog Park, 104–15. Cornell University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501748783.003.0007.
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This chapter addresses how homeless people navigate bureaucracy. It shows how social institutions, in addition to providing needed functions and services, help to construct what it feels like to be homeless. There are six characteristics of a bureaucracy. First, it is courteous but impersonal. The impersonality of the modern bureaucracy was designed in service of fairness and impartiality; it was intended to counter favoritism. Bureaucracy is also run according to written records and it is hierarchical. Another feature of bureaucratic institutions is rules and regulations. Even for those skilled in navigating the bureaucracy, there is something crazy-making about the structures that most homeless must inhabit. So much of one's life circumstances as a homeless person seeking help is a Catch-22, the term coined to describe what bureaucracies do to people. Its formal definition is this: a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.
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MacDowell, Elizabeth L. "Empowerment Politics and Access to Justice." In The Politicization of Safety, 62–88. NYU Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479805648.003.0004.
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This chapter examines how domestic violence advocates and activists conceptualize empowerment, and the implications for low-income survivors seeking protection orders in family courts. Findings from an empirical study of self-help programs assisting unrepresented survivors are analyzed in light of empowerment principles. The chapter shows that the multidimensional empowerment ideals of participants in the early battered women’s movement—which included the development of personal agency and political consciousness, ultimately resulting in political action—have been replaced in these self-help settings by a much narrower focus. Advocacy groups hope that information about legal remedies and procedures will empower applicants for protection orders. However, these programs provided incomplete information and are objectively disempowering. The chapter concludes that more research is needed about the impacts of self-help services on legal consciousness, and access to justice efforts would benefit from the insights of more multidimensional approaches.
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Stubley, Joanne, Victoria Barker, and Maria Eyres. "Historical Child Sexual Abuse." In Women's Voices in Psychiatry, 161–76. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198785484.003.0018.
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The chapter covers three areas in relation to historical child sexual abuse (HCSA). It reviews the historical perspective in terms of the response of psychiatry and psychotherapy and its relation to HCSA. It also examines the role of the mother in HCSA and it addresses a particular clinical issue which is the request for a gender-specific therapist made by those with a history of HCSA who are seeking help from services. Using a psychoanalytic understanding of this form of developmental trauma elucidates the underlying dynamics that are brought into the therapeutic encounter, the family dynamics, and within society.
Conference papers on the topic "Help-seeking from services"
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"Limitations to mental health diagnosis in Jordan: ADHD among Jordanian medical students." In International Conference on Public Health and Humanitarian Action. International Federation of Medical Students' Associations - Jordan, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56950/ngen7567.
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Background: Being a medical student is associated with a higher prevalence of ADHD and little efforts have been made to understand the limitations of mental health diagnosis in Jordan. Objective: The purpose of this descriptive study is aimed at estimating the prevalence of medical students seeking professional help regarding their mental health. Method: An online questionnaire was conducted among medical students and data was obtained and analyzed using google forms. 100 Medical students were involved in the study. The Survey included questions related to the student's awareness about ADHD, their experience seeking care from mental services, and barriers to seeking support. Results: The Results of the present study showed that 67% of responders think that they have some form of ADHD. 78.3% of them have never tried seeking mental health services. When asked about the barriers to getting a professional diagnosis, 40.6% of the participants had limited access to mental healthcare services as their first concern. 24.6% of participants were concerned about privacy and trust in medical services and only 2.9% had barriers related to religion, making it the least effector in the equation. Conclusion: These trends suggest that efforts should be directed toward making mental health services more accessible, and reliable. The trustworthiness of the system is a crucial factor affecting the decision of seeking help. Keywords: ADHD, Students, Mental health in Jordan
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Elshaikh, Usra Abushara, Rayan Sheik, Raghad Khalid Saeed, Tawanda Chivese, and Diana Alsayed Hassan. "Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Help-seeking among Older Adults: A Systematic Review." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2021.0125.
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Background: Older adults are very unlikely to seek mental health help. There are multiple factors that contribute to a person’s final decision to seek formal help. The aim of this study is to systematically review and summarize quantitative literature on the barriers and facilitators that influence older adult’s mental health help-seeking behaviors. Methods : Four databases including PubMed-Medline, EMBASE, ProQuest central, and Scopus were searched to identify barriers and/or facilitators to mental health help-seeking behaviors. Studies were included if they satisfied the following criteria: Articles that were quantitative studies published during the period between 2015-2021, that address barriers and/or facilitators to mental health help seeking among older adults aged 65 years old or older and examining depression, anxiety, and psychological distress disorders. Help-seeking was defined as receiving a consultation from health professionals such as a general practitioner, clinical psychologist, councilor, or social worker. Study quality and risk of bias was assessed using The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Results: Five cross-sectional studies met the inclusion criteria for this review. These studies were from Australia, United States, and Malaysia, and were carried out during the period 2015-2021. Two studies examined both facilitators and barriers while three studies examined barriers only. Neither of the studies examined facilitators only. The prevalence of seeking mental health help among elderly people ranged between 77% to 82%. Cost, stigma, and beliefs of the effectiveness of mental health counseling, were the most reported key barriers. Main reported facilitators included prior positive experience with mental health services, high level of education, and a high-income level. Conclusion: The findings reported in this systematic review can be used in future research and practical implications to assess the barriers and facilitators among older adults.
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ABBAS, Zuhair, Roman ZÁMEČNÍK, Ismat HAIDER, Saima WASIM, Afshan KHAN, Ather AKHLAQ, and Kanwal HUSSAIN. "BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: A PERSPECTIVE FROM WORKING AND NON-WORKING CLASS." In International Management Conference. Editura ASE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/imc/2021/04.01.
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In Pakistan, obtaining mental health services is a prevailing societal barrier. Lack of education and awareness towards mental health has caused long-term damage. The present study has sought to explore the perceived barriers to accessing mental health services and to identify the contributing factors towards mental health issues in Karachi, Pakistan. This study employed exploratory approach. Our study conducted 20 semi-structured interviews in the developing country context (Pakistan). The major identified barriers were unaffordability and societal taboo, lack of awareness towards mental distress issues and inaccessibility of professionals (psychologists and psychiatrists). Principal reasons for depression among individuals were suppression of feelings and the need for privacy in life. Authors have explored changing trends in current times where individuals now bear an optimistic attitude towards seeking help and with lots of awareness campaigns underway to educate the masses. The authors primarily recommended the reduction of barriers to mental distress by making it affordable and easily accessible.
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Li, Zhuoshu, Neal Gupta, Sanmay Das, and John P. Dickerson. "Equilibrium Behavior in Competing Dynamic Matching Markets." In Twenty-Seventh International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence {IJCAI-18}. California: International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.24963/ijcai.2018/54.
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Rival markets like rideshare services, universities, and organ exchanges compete to attract participants, seeking to maximize their own utility at potential cost to overall social welfare. Similarly, individual participants in such multi-market systems also seek to maximize their individual utility. If entry is costly, they should strategically enter only a subset of the available markets. All of this decision making---markets competitively adapting their matching strategies and participants arriving, choosing which market(s) to enter, and departing from the system---occurs dynamically over time. This paper provides the first analysis of equilibrium behavior in dynamic competing matching market systems---first from the points of view of individual participants when market policies are fixed, and then from the points of view of markets when agents are stochastic. When compared to single markets running social-welfare-maximizing matching policies, losses in overall social welfare in competitive systems manifest due to both market fragmentation and the use of non-optimal matching policies. We quantify such losses and provide policy recommendations to help alleviate them in fielded systems.
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"Remaining Connected with our Graduates: A Pilot Study." In InSITE 2019: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Jerusalem. Informing Science Institute, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4162.
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[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Skills and Lifelong Learning, Volume 15.] Aim/Purpose This study aims to determine where nursing students from a metropolitan university subsequently work following graduation, identify the factors that influence decisions to pursue careers in particular locations, ascertain educational plans in the immediate future; and explore the factors that might attract students to pursue postgraduate study. Background The global nursing shortage and high attrition of nursing students remain a challenge for the nursing profession. A recurrent pattern of maldistribution of nurses in clinical specialities and work locations has also occurred. It is imperative that institutions of learning examine their directions and priorities with the goal of meeting the mounting health needs of the wider community. Methodology Qualitative and quantitative data were obtained through an online 21-item questionnaire. The questionnaire gathered data such as year of graduation, employment status, the location of main and secondary jobs, the principal area of nursing activity, and plans for postgraduate study. It sought graduates’ reasons for seeking employment in particular workplaces and the factors encouraging them to pursue postgraduate study. Contribution This study is meaningful and relevant as it provided a window to see the gaps in higher education and nursing practice, and opportunities in research and collaboration. It conveys many insights that were informative, valuable and illuminating in the context of nurse shortage and nurse education. The partnership with hospitals and health services in providing education and support at the workplace is emphasized. Findings Twenty-three students completed the online questionnaire. All respondents were employed, 22 were working in Australia on a permanent basis (96%), 19 in urban areas (83%) with three in regional/rural areas (13%), and one was working internationally (4%). This pilot study revealed that there were varied reasons for workplace decisions, but the most common answer was the opportunity provided to students to undertake their graduate year and subsequent employment offered. Moreover, the prevailing culture of the organization and high-quality clinical experiences afforded to students were significant contributory factors. Data analysis revealed their plans for postgraduate studies in the next five years (61%), with critical care nursing as the most popular specialty option. The majority of the respondents (78%) signified their interest in taking further courses, being familiar with the educational system and expressing high satisfaction with the university’s program delivery. Recommendations for Practitioners The results of the pilot should be tested in a full study with validated instruments in the future. With a larger dataset, the conclusions about graduate destinations and postgraduate educational pursuits of graduates would be generalizable, valid and reliable. Recommendation for Researchers Further research to explore how graduates might be encouraged to work in rural and regional areas, determine courses that meet the demand of the market, and how to better engage with clinical partners are recommended. Impact on Society It is expected that the study will be extended in the future to benefit other academics, service managers, recruiters, and stakeholders to alert them of strategies that may be used to entice graduates to seek employment in various areas and plan for addressing the educational needs of postgraduate nursing students. The end goal is to help enhance the nursing workforce by focusing on leadership and retention. Future Research Future directions for research will include canvassing a bigger sample of alumni students and continuously monitoring graduate destinations and educational aspirations. How graduates might be encouraged to work in rural and regional areas will be further explored. Further research will also be undertaken involving graduates from other universities and other countries in order to compare the work practice of graduates over the same time frame.
Reports on the topic "Help-seeking from services"
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McKay, Tasseli, Megan Comfort, Justin Landwehr, Erin Kennedy, and Oliver Williams. Partner Violence Help-Seeking in Couples Affected by Incarceration: Overcoming Barriers. RTI Press, March 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2020.pb.0021.2004.
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Efforts to support help-seeking by victims of partner violence in couples affected by incarceration represent a key part of larger efforts in the fields of domestic violence and victim services to improve the accessibility of services in marginalized communities and better meet complex victim needs. Qualitative data from 167 Multi-site Family Study participants suggest that involvement with the criminal justice system (whether directly or through a family member) introduces unique individual, interpersonal, and sociocultural barriers to defining one’s experiences as a problem, deciding to seek help, and selecting sources of help. Opportunities exist not only to tailor service delivery approaches in ways that overcome the individual and interpersonal obstacles that affect victims but also to pursue longer-range shifts in public policy and community infrastructure that will address broader and more-entrenched barriers to help-seeking.