Abstract
Adolescent mental health problems have become an extremely prevalent topic for discussion since the coronavirus pandemic. Adolescents experience five major barriers to obtaining mental health professional services including stigma, access to services, mental health professional mistrust, adolescent lack of mental health knowledge, and lack of support. These barriers create obstacles for adolescents seeking proper, affordable, high-quality, and culturally specific mental health care for their mental health needs. There are many different approaches to take to combat the identified barriers. Four different types of approaches are important to consider including what youth can do, what the family of the youth can do, what professionals in the schools can do, and what mental health professionals can do. Interventions that are specific to helping adolescents seek mental health and co-occurring disorder treatments and lower the number of barriers identified have the opportunity to impact the entire lifespan of an adolescent at an early age.
Date of Award
Fall 12-3-2024
Document Type
Capstone Paper
Degree Name
Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Department
Counselor Education - Graduate Studies
First Advisor
Rieko Miyakuni
Location
Winona, Minnesota
Recommended Citation
Fisher, Hannah A., "Barriers to Help-Seeking Behaviors and Interventions for Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders" (2024). Counselor Education Capstones. 197.
https://openriver.winona.edu/counseloreducationcapstones/197
Included in
Counselor Education Commons, Educational Psychology Commons, Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons
