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Hyland, Philip; Boduszek, Daniel; Dhingra, Katie; Shevlin, Mark; Maguire, Rebecca; Morley, Kevin – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
This study investigates the construct validity, composite reliability and concurrent validity of the "Inventory of attitudes towards seeking mental health services" (IASMHS). A large sample of Irish police officers (N = 331) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure of the scale, while…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Help Seeking, Mental Health, Health Services
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Montoro-Rodriguez, Julian; Smith, Gregory C.; Palmieri, Patrick A. – Family Relations, 2012
We examined patterns and predictors of perceived need, use, and unmet need for mental health services by custodial grandchildren within the school-based and community-based delivery sectors. Data were from a national sample of 610 grandmothers caring for grandchildren ages 6 to 17 in the absence of biological parents. Overlapping use of services…
Descriptors: Caring, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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Vogel, David L.; Bitman, Rachel L.; Hammer, Joseph H.; Wade, Nathaniel G. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013
Stigma is considered an important barrier to seeking mental health services. Two types of stigma exist: public stigma and self-stigma. Theoretically, it has been argued that public stigma leads to the development of self-stigma. However, the empirical support for this assertion is limited to cross-sectional data. Therefore, the goal of this…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Structural Equation Models, Social Attitudes
Francis, Karen Belinda – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Background: Cultural and linguistic competence is widely viewed as a strategy for addressing disparities in health and mental health care. Organizational activities towards the integration and implementation of cultural and linguistic competence span the gamut to include training, workforce development, policy development and standards that inform…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Interpersonal Competence, Linguistic Competence, Mental Health Workers
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Ang, Rebecca P.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Fung, Daniel S. S.; Woo, Bernardine – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
This study examined the criterion validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher's Report Form (TRF) problem scales and items in demographically-matched Singapore samples of referred and non-referred children (840 in each sample for the CBCL and 447 in each sample for the TRF). Internal consistency estimates for both the CBCL and TRF…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Check Lists, Mental Health Programs
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McPherson, Paul; Scribano, Philip; Stevens, Jack – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Child sexual abuse (CSA) often requires psychological treatment to address the symptoms of victim trauma. Barriers to entry and completion of counseling services can compromise long-term well-being. An integrated medical and mental health evaluation and treatment model of a child advocacy center (CAC) has the potential to reduce barriers to mental…
Descriptors: Health Services, Counseling Services, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
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Berzin, Stephanie Cosner; O'Brien, Kimberly H. McManama; Frey, Andy; Kelly, Michael S.; Alvarez, Michelle E.; Shaffer, Gary L. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: While school-based mental health professionals obviously must provide mental health services to students directly, the literature is increasingly identifying an empowerment role for these professionals, whereby they support teachers as primary service providers. The purpose of this study was to identify subtypes of school social…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Mental Health Workers, Mental Health Programs
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Becker, Marion; Brown, Lisa; Ochshorn, Ezra; Diamond, Ronald – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
Demographic, diagnostic, and service expenditure characteristics of Florida Medicaid enrollees who died by suicide were investigated. Among persons receiving Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), findings indicate the most powerful predictors of suicide were involuntary psychiatric examination, mental health hospitalization, and high…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Physical Health, Mental Health
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Thurston, Idia B.; Curley, Jessica; Fields, Sherecce; Kamboukos, Dimitra; Rojas, Ariz; Phares, Vicky – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
Mental health services are underutilized in our society by both adults and children. This finding presents a potential problem for researchers conducting community-based research. Previous studies have demonstrated that community-based researchers frequently do not screen participants for the presence of psychopathology nor do they ascertain…
Descriptors: Health Services, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs, Criteria
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de Oliveira, Maria Lilian Coelho; de Rosalmeida Dantas, Clarissa; de Azevedo, Renata Cruz Soares; Banzato, Claudio Eduardo Muller – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors reviewed demographic and clinical characteristics of undergraduates at a Brazilian public university (UNICAMP) who visited the campus mental health service (SAPPE) and compared their demographics with those from all undergraduate students enrolled in the university. Participants: The authors looked at data from all…
Descriptors: Health Services, Undergraduate Students, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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Yorgason, Jeremy B.; Linville, Deanna; Zitzman, Bryan – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine connections between university students' mental health and their knowledge and use of campus mental health services. Participants and Methods: In March 2001, a sample of undergraduate students (N = 266) completed a Web-based questionnaire, providing information related to their mental health,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Undergraduate Students, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Velez Ortiz, Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The main purpose of this study was to examine the role of mental health services structure in community senior centers and how it interacts with Puerto Rican older adults' historical, social, and cultural experiences to relate to their perceptions, awareness, and utilization of mental health services. The study was carried out within a concurrent…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Migration
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Dura-Vila, G.; Hodes, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: This study examined whether service utilisation among children with intellectual disability (ID) varied by ethnic cultural group. Method: Survey carried out in four special schools in London. Information was provided by school teachers using case files, and 242 children aged 7 to 17 years with mild and moderate ID were identified.…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Ethnic Groups
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2008
"Data Trends" reports present summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families. The article summarized in this "Data Trends" describes child maltreatment prevention programs designed to increase protective factors and decrease risk factors in families who may otherwise succumb to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Intervention, Child Neglect, Child Abuse
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Thurston, Idia B.; Phares, Vicky – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Mental health services have been routinely underutilized. This study investigated the influence of parents' gender, race, and psychopathology on perceived barriers and attitudes toward mental health utilization for themselves and for their children. A unique contribution of this study is the examination of father, mother, and child factors…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Psychopathology
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