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Lindsay E Holly1, Emily J Bivins2, Alexandra R Bowling2
1Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Cramer Hall, 604 N. 16th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, USA. lindsay.holly@marquette.edu.
Parents seek youth mental health information from various sources, trusting healthcare providers most. Familiarity with evidence-based treatments varies, highlighting a need for improved mental health literacy, especially for minority families.
Area of Science:
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Health Services Research
- Mental Health Literacy
Background:
- Parental involvement is crucial for youth mental health service access and engagement.
- Limited research exists on how parents, particularly from minority backgrounds, learn about youth mental health treatments.
- Understanding parental mental health literacy is key to improving service utilization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how parents from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds seek, prefer, and trust information sources for youth mental health.
- To assess parental familiarity with various youth mental health treatment modalities.
- To identify disparities in information-seeking behaviors and treatment knowledge among different racial/ethnic groups.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- Online survey administered to 281 parents across White, African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian groups.
- Data collected on information sources used, preferred, and trusted, and knowledge of treatment options.
Main Results:
- Parents most frequently use pediatricians, health websites, and family for information, but trust healthcare providers most.
- A significant unmet need exists for information from mental health professionals.
- Parents recognized an average of 40% of treatment modalities, with family therapy, medication, and CBT being most familiar.
- Differences in information-seeking and treatment knowledge were observed across racial and ethnic groups.
Conclusions:
- Findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to enhance parental mental health literacy.
- Improving access to trusted information sources, especially from mental health professionals, is essential.
- Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in mental health literacy can improve youth service utilization.
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