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Early access and help seeking: practice implications and new initiatives
Coralie J Wilson1, John A Bushnell, Peter Caputi
1Graduate School of Medicine School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. coralie_wilson@uow.edu.au
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
|January 7, 2011
Summary
Early intervention for psychological distress is crucial for young people. Addressing barriers like low emotional literacy and help-negation can improve access to mental health services.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Early help-seeking for psychological distress can mitigate long-term mental health issues.
- Young people face unique challenges in accessing mental health support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline practice implications and new initiatives for enhancing early help-seeking among youth.
- To identify and discuss barriers to mental health support for young individuals.
Main Methods:
- Review of relevant help-seeking research.
- Discussion of prominent barriers to help-seeking in young people.
Main Results:
- Key barriers include limited mental health literacy, a desire for autonomy over perceived need for help, and symptom-driven help-negation.
- These factors impede timely access to appropriate care.
Conclusions:
- Reducing barriers, particularly those promoting help-negation, is essential for improving early access to mental health services.
- Strategies for clinicians, parents, and young people are provided, with examples from innovative programs.
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