Mental health disorders in children and adolescents are highly prevalent yet undertreated. A
detailed understanding of the reasons for not seeking or accessing help as perceived by …

It is well documented that African American/Black youth underutilize mental health services.
Thus, the aim of this narrative systematic review study was to examine the barriers to, and …

Background Psychological interventions such as behavioral activation (BA) that focus on
overt behaviors rather than complex cognitive skills may be developmentally well-suited to …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic swept the nation by surprise,
leaving a deep-seated impact on individuals' social, mental, and physical health. Despite …

Religious reinforcement of mental health stigma is a widespread obstacle to treatment.
Understanding its principal causes—fundamentalist thinking, communal bonding …

We conducted a meta-synthesis to understand how religious/spiritual struggles are linked to
Black adolescents' and emerging adults' mental health, considering their various socio …

Black youth traverse beyond their immediate familial environment to understand different
social identities, such as ethnicity, race, gender, and sexual orientation. In this article, we …

Abstract This study explores Black Canadian youth's relationship with religion and the
impact religion has on their mental health and wellbeing. In addition, we probed promising …

Unmet mental health needs among children in the United States (US) are at a critical status
(Kimball & Miller, 2015; Perou et al., 2013), with less than half of children receiving needed …

Although religion and spirituality were not the main focus of the broader study, 4 pathways
through which religion and spirituality fostered well-being in a sample of Ghanaian …