PSY-8509: Behavioral Health Services Policy

Ojeda, V. D., Munson, M. R., Jones, N., Berliant, E., & Gilmer, T. P. (2021). The availability of peer support and disparities in outpatient mental health service use among minority youth with serious mental illness. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48(2), 290-298.
This article examines peer support to determine if it reduces disparities in service use among minority youth.

Ka’apu, K., & Burnette, C. E. (2019). Culturally informed systematic review of mental health disparities among adult indigenous men and women of the USA: What is known? British Journal of Social Work, 49(4), 880–898. h
This article explores disparities particular to natives in the U.S.

Villagrana, M. (2017). Racial/ethnic disparities in mental health service use for older foster youth and foster care alumni.Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 34(5), 419–429.
This article discusses the experiences of diverse youth in the foster care system.

Summers-Gabr, N. M. (2020). Rural-urban mental health disparities in the United States during COVID-19. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(S1), S222–S224.
This article discusses geographical disparities in mental health care.

Rosner, B., Neicun, J., Yang, J. C., & Roman-Urrestarazu, A. (2021). Substance use among sexual minorities in the US – Linked to inequalities and unmet need for mental health treatment? Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Journal of Psychiatric Research, 135, 107–118.
This article provides information on the increased risk for sexual minorities to use substances as well as to experiences barriers to access treatment.

Valdez, C. R., Rodgers, C. R. R., Gudiño, O. G., Isaac, P., Cort, N. A., Casas, M., & Butler, A. M. (2019). Translating research to support practitioners in addressing disparities in child and adolescent mental health and services in the United States. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 25(1), 126–135. https://doi-org.proxy1.ncu.edu/10.1037/cdp0000257
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This article discusses how to translate research findings on disparities into community practice.

Galvan, T., & Gudiño, O. G. (2021). Understanding Latinx youth mental health disparities by problem type: The role of caregiver culture. Psychological Services, 18(1), 116–
This article explores the disparities in mental health problems in Latinx youth.

Li, J.-Y. (2020). Breaking the silence: Applying and extending the theory of situational support to understand mental health services use among Chinese immigrants in the United States. International Journal of Communication, 6220.
This article explores the experiences of Chinese immigrants utilizing mental health services in the United States, and how mental health professionals can encourage use of services.