Jaber, Lindsey

Voth, Jennifer

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University of Windsor Scholarship at UWindsor Research Result Summaries 2022 Adjusting Mental Health Services: Insights from the Voices of Transition-Aged Youth Lindsey Jaber University of Windsor, lindsey.jaber@uwindsor.ca Jennifer Voth Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, jennifer.voth@hdgh.org Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/research-result-summaries Consistent with the TCPS 2 (4.7) this is a research summary provided to participants and should not be considered a formal publication of results. Recommended Citation Jaber, L., & Voth, J. (2022). Adjusting Mental Health Services: Insights from the Voices of Transition-Aged Youth. Retrieved from https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/research-result-summaries/184 This Completed Summary is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship at UWindsor. It has been accepted for inclusion in Research Result Summaries by an authorized administrator of Scholarship at UWindsor. For more information, please contact scholarship@uwindsor.ca. Adjusting Mental Health Services: Insights from the Voices of Transition-Aged Youth  Many transition-aged youth (18–24 years old) do not seek support from formal mental health services. This mixed-method study explored current barriers and facilitators to help-seeking within this age group during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants residing in southwestern Ontario were recruited from community and postsecondary education settings to diversify sample characteristics and maximize the generalizability of findings. The quantitative phase of the project consisted of an online survey (N = 101) to assess how the pandemic impacted aspects of participants’ lives, including their mental health and relationships, and explore intention and barrier domains of help-seeking. The qualitative phase involved follow-up interviews with a subsample of participants (n = 15). Storied experiences were analyzed using codebook thematic analysis framed by the help-seeking process model (Rickwood et al., 2005). Results offer insight into the types of mental health challenges young adults experienced throughout the pandemic. Participants shared detailed accounts of internalized and externalized stigma as well as having faced notable barriers to accessing support services. Implications of this work include practical strategies for adjusting mental health support service delivery for a traditionally hard-to-engage target population.  

Adjusting Mental Health Services: Insights from the Voices of Transition-Aged Youth

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Adjusting Mental Health Services: Insights from the Voices of Transition-Aged Youth

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