Engaging Asian American youth and their families in quality mental health services

Engaging families in child mental health services.

To increase the involvement of urban youth and families who need mental health services, child mental health agencies and providers might consider the following: (1) examining intake procedures and developing interventions to target specific barriers to service use; (2) providing training and supervision to providers to increase a focus on engagement in the first face-to-face meetings with yout...

Use and quality of mental health services for Haitian youth.

OBJECTIVE To describe the mental health service use of Haitian, African-American, and non-Latino White youth in a community mental health setting. Groups are compared on adherence to treatment guidelines for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depressive disorders. DESIGN Retrospective review of outpatient mental health charts (n = 252) from five community sites in an urban ar...

Quality of Life Among Asian American Youth.

The aims of the present study were to examine whether Asian American youth experience disparities in quality of life (QL) compared with Hispanic, African American, and white youth in the general population and to what extent socioeconomic status (SES) mediates any disparities among these racial/ethnic groups. Data were obtained from the Healthy Passages study, in which 4,972 Asian American (148...

Barriers of Asian Youth to Access Sexual Reproductive Health Information and Services: A Literature Review

Background Despite recommendations from the World Health Organization in most Asian countries, young people’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs are poorly provided and understood. The aim of this review paper is identifying barriers as well as improving strategies to access SRH information and services among Asian youth. Materials and M...

Social Capital among Indian and Iranian Youth and their Families